05x15 - Watch What Happens Reunion

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It's a watch what happens
top chef reunion.

Oh.
Oh!

Tonight, the chefs
and judges from season five

Are back to answer
your questions.

"How were your significant
others affected

By the kiss between you?"

Oh, god, really?

Plus a top chef curse...

I got bit by a spider.
Cracked my head open.

Who got drunk
at judges' table...

I'm surprised
it hasn't happened sooner.

And find out which chef
you chose

As your fan favorite.

They're gonna win 10 grand
and it starts now.

All right, let's say hi
to our judges.

Gail simmons
from food & wine magazine.

Hi, andy.
Hi, guys.

Hi.
Hi.

Tom colicchio.
How you doing?

Padma lakshmi.

Hi, padma.

And the new guy.
Everybody say hi to toby young.

Hi, toby.

And welcome, chefs.

Thank you.
[Applause]

Let's say a special hello
to our final four.

Hosea, hi. Fabio. Stefan.
And hootie.

Hootie!
Hoo!

Hi, carla.
Hi.

So tonight, one of you is
gonna walk away as fan favorite

And win $10,000.

Anyone think it's them?

No.
No.

Dan?

I think it's fabio.
You think it's fabio?

I think it's fabio.

I'm putting my money
on carla.

I think carla has
a good chance too.

I think it's stefan.
You rule.

I--don't know what--
it's possible.

Read the box.
It's possible.

Yeah, it is possible.

I don't think
that's possible.

[Laughter]

Stefan, you think
you have a sh*t?

Let me tell you, if I
wouldn't think I'd be a sh*t,

I wouldn't be here,
how about that?

Oh, really, you wouldn't
have showed

If you didn't think
you were gonna...

No.
Oh, come on, andy.

What's to stop you voting
for yourself?

You can vote for yourself.
You can vote for yourself.

I tried once.
No, this doesn't work.

Oh, you tried.
I tried.

Oh, so you voted
for yourself.

At least I want
a couple of votes.

Come on.

Well, we're gonna find out
who wins fan favorite in a bit.

But first, let's congratulate
our season five top chef, hosea.

[Cheers and applause]

So how does if feel?
Thank you. Thank you.

How does it feel
to have won?

It's--it's surreal.

I'm still not like really
used to the fact yet.

But it feels
pretty damn good.

Who here was surprised
that hosea won?

Be honest.

[Laughter]

Interesting.
I'm just kidding.

I'm just playing.

When we left new york,
she said to me, you know,

I like you, but I don't think
you're gonna b*at stefan.

I didn't say that.
It's, like, thank you.

I did?
Yeah, you did.

It's all right.

Well, let's take a look
at your journey to the title.

My name is hosea rosenberg.
I'm a chef.

And I'm from boulder,
colorado.

I didn't expect to make it
on the show.

But now that I'm here,
I'm gonna try to do my best

To stay on and win it.

I live in a small town.

And coming out to new york
was a big eye-opener.

I just wanted to call and
check up on your guys and dad

And see
how everybody's doing.

My dad, uh, was diagnosed
with cancer, uh,

About a week before
I came out here.

So that's been on my mind
the whole time.

He wants me to be here
and he wants me to do well so...

Love you too.

Hosea, that's one of my
favorite dish.

It was really balanced out.

I'm cooking
for the best chefs

In the world.

It's very good.
The flavors are really nice.

What I love about cooking

Is I feel like there's
a little moment

That you actually
touch somebody

And it makes a memory
for them.

Makes me feel like
there's purpose in my work.

Smoked salmon. Creme fraiche.
Some russian caviar.

His food is approachable.

It's not too highbrow.

Shrimp scampi with, uh,
tomatoes provencal.

This is a ginger
blackberry sauce.

He's a chef who's
got raw talent.

He definitely has a vision
of what he wants to do.

It's an easy victory
for hosea.

[Cheers and applause]

I think the biggest
obstacle right now for me

More than anybody,
it's stefan.

He's the guy that--that has
to falter for me to win.

Vegetable oil.

Congratulations,
hosea.

You are the winner.

Hosea is probably
my strongest competitor.

And he has a good chance to win
this competition.

Congratulations, hosea.

Like to make him
a winner as well.

Thank you.

I have no idea
what winning this competition

Would mean to me.

I know it would change
my life.

Congratulations, hosea,
you are top chef.

Ugh!

All those years of toiling
in the kitchen have paid off.

Wow.

I'm kinda
in shock right now.

I'm so happy.

And I'm just, like,
yeah, it feels pretty--

Pretty damn cool.

[Cheers and applause]

What are you gonna do
with the money?

Uh, it's gonna--
it's gonna be investment

To, you know,
some new business ventures.

I'm talking to a lot of people
right now.

Nothing's been set up yet.

It's--it's kind of a whirlwind
and it will continue to be,

I'm sure so...

Tom, what did it
come down to

That final night
in new orleans?

I think for the finale,
the--the food was--

Was for the most part
very good.

In fact, I think,
especially looking past

The last couple of episodes,

Everybody started really
stepping up their game a lot.

You know, carla surprised
a bunch of us.

And--and her dishes
were so strong.

Especially the first leg
of the finale.

I mean, those two dishes,
the beignet and the oyster stew,

Were probably two of the best
dishes we had all season.

You know, we expected stefan
to put out food

That he's been putting out,
and--and he did

With the exception
of the dessert,

Which we felt
was kind of a throwaway

And was also surprising because
you didn't need to do dessert.

And, uh, you know,
hosea just kept cooking well

And--and put together
some--some nice dishes

Toward the end.

Basically, hosea had
a really good day that day

And carla and stefan
did not have great days.

And don't get us wrong,
it was very close.

This was not something made
a decision very easily about.

It was--we fought it out.

The funny thing is,
I am actually okay.

I'm much better with
having him--him win than me.

I'm actually okay with it.

Do you believe that?

No,
I truly believe that.

Trust me. It--it--
I'm not--i'm not upset.

I've not been home
and been upset at all.

I'm happy actually
I didn't win.

[Laughs]
wait, wait.

He's happy he didn't win.

You're happy
you did not win.

I'm--i'm telling you...

Jeff right now looks like
he wants to k*ll him.

[Laughter]

Well, we have a question
for team europe

From amy in pasadena.

"Stefan and fabio, you two seem
to have a love affair

"From the moment you laid eyes
on each other.

What's the deal?"
Yeah, baby.

Before you answer,
let's take a look.

Yeah.

They call us the euros.

This is your turf?

Panini cutter, huh?

Who's your better, man?
Oh, shut the [bleep] up.

My grandma would be
ashamed of you, man.

They are already
best friends

After like five minutes

Of knowing each other.

You are the only one

That has a thicker accent
than me.

Everything around me
is american.

Once I find something
european to mess with,

I'm all for it.

You can't cook by now,
you [bleep]?

I got it.
Oh!

Really, I love the guy.

He is so much fun
and so good to be around with.

Boh! Boh!
Boh! Boh!

[Kissing]
oh god.

I think they're talented.
But I think they're cocky.

And I think they're
overconfident.

Stefan can't be away
from fabio

For, like, more than 10 minutes
at a time,

Otherwise he, like, freaks out,
which is obnoxious.

[Kissing]

I'm honestly starting
to think

That maybe they sleep
together maybe.

Are you guys
kinda gay?

We don't have sexy times.

[Mimics vomiting]

Just the thought
about it,

I just ruined
my whole dinner out tonight.

No more [bleep] massages.
[Bleep] no. Not on tv.

[Laughter]

It has, like,
a little bromance going on.

Can't I [bleep] talk
for one second?

Shut the [bleep] up.
How about that?

They're like an old
married couple.

Blah blah blah.
I can't talk to you anymore.

I'm kidding.
Shut it.

[Laughter]

[Contestants chattering]

So is the romance
continuing

Between the two of you
in california?

Absolutely.
Of course.

We are always together.
Always at my restaurant.

You know, it's a good
friendship, you know.

And this--the things about
kissing head and things, guys,

I'm straight.

I like women.

Actually, I think I'm,
you know, I'm pretty...

You're welcome
on team rainbow any time, okay?

No. Thank you
for the invitation, guys,

But I think you can pass it on
to somebody else.

No, uh, I think
it's nice for--

It's--it's so--

It's an european thing.

The kissing
is a european thing.

You're very touchy,
very passionate.

So that's what it is, guys.

When you--when you, like,
hang out in santa monica, la,

Do you hold hands
walking down the street?

No.
I-i use the leash.

[Laughter]

Fabio, jim in boulder,
colorado emailed,

"Can you tell us how you
broke your finger on the show?"

What happened is that
I used to wear tennis shoes,

Which is not a good choice
in the kitchen.

And, uh, the--
the floor was wet.

I took the corner.
I went down.

And my finger
just bent behind

And it was just swollen
and it was, like,

I just can't believe this
thing just happened.

Stefan, were you worried
about your boyfriend

When that happened?

Not really.
He was okay.

I know he will be fine.

You know what,
little of the chicken here

With a little cleaver,
we'll be all right.

It's top chef,
not top p*ssy, right?

Exactly.
There you go.

Well, stefan,

We have a little present
for you

To remember your--

Your boyfriend with.

Oho, look.
Oh, no.

I love fabio.
Look at that.

Those are, of course,
available at bravotv.com.

I like it.

Carla, we got a lot
of questions about your food.

But we got so many more
just about you.

Take a look at kooky carla.

Oh.

It is so important
for me to get centered

And truly reaching out
to my spirit guides.

She's very spiritual
and she's very calming.

I make food good by putting
my heart and love into it.

My dishes aren't quite
what I want them to be

So I'm just gonna
send out some love

With this stuff
that I'm giving you.

How could your enjoyment
impart the enjoyment?

That is my belief, tom.

♪ When I think
of the judges' table ♪

♪ I think of a place ♪

♪ Where there's stress
and apprehension ♪

The singing,
I can't deal with.

I can't deal
with the singing, yeah.

♪ Ah ♪

[Singing loudly]

She definitely is hyper.

Go, go, go, go,
go, go!

Hootie hoo.
Hootie hoo.

Hootie hoo is something
that my husband and I say.

When we go out
and we can't find each other,

One of us will say "hootie!"

And the other one
will say "hoo!"

Hootie! Hootie!
Hootie!

It's a two-part call.

So I'm, like, girls,
we gonna hootie.

Hoo.
Hootie.

Hoo.

I think carla
is sneaky one.

In the first three challenges,
she screwed up a couple things.

I didn't think
she's gonna make it.

But let me tell you,
she recovered.

She's good.

Winner is carla.

It has to go to carla.

Congratulations,
carla.

Come and get your new
toyota venza.

Carla is just
an incredible chef.

[Ding]

Oh, that's great.

Carla, is everyone
coming up to you

And saying "hootie hoo"?

They are.
I get a lot of hooties.

So it does--it doesn't work
anymore if you're lost

And your husband...

I know, that's what
one person said.

It's not gonna work
any more.

'Cause it's not
her hootie.

Right.

But then I also hear hootie.
I'm, like, hoo!

But really, who?
Like w-h-o, you know?

For awhile, you were
the real underdog.

Do you think your great
attitude helped you

Make it through
to the finale?

I do. I think
it's really important

To have a really good
attitude.

At the point where I wasn't
doing well,

Winning for me
was to not be scared

Where I shut down.

When I started producing
good food,

I'm, like, okay,
well, this is winning.

And then I just kept
going and going.

Well, carla, your great
karma must've worked

Because you were one
of the only chefs

Who was not eliminated
on their birthday.

Take a look at the top chef
birthday curse.

Every year when it gets
towards my birthday,

Something bad always happens
to me.

How old are you?
25. Born '82.

Oh, your birthday's
coming up.

Daniel, please pack
your knives and go.

[Thunder rumbles]

And i-i got eliminated.
See you later, chefs.

When your birthday happens,

You don't want to be
at judges' table

Because it hasn't been
a good sign.

[Cheers]

Happy birthday,
my partner.

Eugene, please pack
your knives and go.

[Thunder rumbles]

I got eliminated.
I'll see you guys.

Happy birthday.

Happy birthday, gene.
Pack your knives and go.

Like, that's pretty
[bleep].

My birthday's coming up
and I'm hoping I'm gonna break

This unlucky streak.

So if I'm here...
You'll be 28?

Party.

Radhika, please pack
your knives and go.

[Thunder rumbles]

Bye.
Bye, radhika.

Apparently there's some
sort of birthday curse

Going on.

Oh, you guys
have realized this?

Who's got the next birthday?
Leah's?

Oh, damn.
Mine is the first.

Yeah, but you can't
be eliminated.

No, that's true.

My birthday's
the next birthday.

But it's just a coincidence,
I think.

Leah, please pack
your knives and go.

[Thunder rumbles]

Peace. It's a big shocker.
I'm out.

Happy birthday.
Pack your Kn*fe and go.

[Laughter]

Who here was eliminated

Either on or around
their birthday?

Me.

Wow.
Wow.

Who did you k*ll
in another life

That all this bad stuff
happened?

Nobody.

It's just, like,
every birth--

Like, one birthday,
I got bit by a spider.

I cracked my head open.

Had 120 fever.

120 Fever?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

About 120.

And one time, you got
kicked off a show.

Yeah, exa--
yeah, that's it.

Who here thinks
that--that daniel

Has a sh*t at winning
fan favorite?

I think he's absolutely
fabulous.

And he's the person
that you're going to hang out

With him all day.

Just great.

We'll find out
the answer to that

And a lot more
after this.

What exactly happened
the night of your kiss?

Can you not [bleep]
show that?

We aren't the first two
on this show

That that has happened to.

I'm gonna try
to keep it simple.

Cuban coffee
and coriander and cumin.

Little saffron
and cherry vinegar.

Reduction you have here
is, uh, some puerto rican rum

Just reduced down.

Few other ingredients.

Jeff is an overachiever.

And jeff doesn't know when
to stop.

That plate had a lot
of things going on.

It had a sorbet,
sliced avocado,

The two appetizers,
balsamic on there

For the prosciutto
and the peach.

It's not a dish.

This is a bunch
of hors d'oeuvres.

I knew immediately
which dish was whose

'Cause jeff had 1,000 things
going on.

Stuffed it with a little
creme fraiche butter.

Some fresh herb. Tie 'em
to a sorbet with some honey.

He can't quiet
the creative monkeys.

Baby conch.
And I tried to butterfly it out.

It kinda wraps back up.

It's nice and tender
so I'm not too worried about it.

Simple for jeff
has ten ingredients,

A twist over here,
a twist over there.

I made you a coconut.

We're going to the bahamas
today.

It's nice and cold out
so I'm taking you

On a little vacation.

Little jicama ribbons
going through the--

Through the salad.

I took the nice, greek yogurt
that I found here

And spun it.

Yellow and black
mustard seeds.

Bulgarian feta.
House-made pickles.

[Sighs]

Chickpeas which probably
aren't quite as crispy.

Welcome back to a watch
what happens top chef reunion.

We're here with the chefs
and judges from season five

And we're taking
your questions.

Tom, molly in kettering,
ohio emailed,

"Congratulations on saving
a life.

"I was wondering if you know
whether culinary students

Are trained to act as you did
in a choking emergency?"

Update everyone
on what happened.

I was in d.c.
At a party.

There was--besides a bunch
of chefs around,

There were a lot
of journalists around as well.

And, uh, the woman
who was hosting the party,

She was choking and I was
standing a few feet from her.

So I just did
the heimlich maneuver

And that was that.

Nice.
[Applause]

Um, I don't know,
do they teach it in school?

No. No.
We take food safety.

But I don't know
if we take...

It's something I think
most people should know.

And it's a very easy
maneuver.

So, uh, I was just happy
that I can do it.

It was--it was--
it was her party.

She was throwing the party.
You couldn't let her die.

Yeah, right.
[Laughter]

Gail, we got an email from
justin in ashland, kentucky

Who wants to know, "is toby
the simon cowell of top chef?"

No, I don't think so.

Um, I think a lot of it's
in the editing.

And I think that there's--
there's so much that's said.

But most of it's
not that interesting.

You know, it takes us
a long time to get there.

No, it's all fascinating.

You edit out--you edit in
the best bits, right?

I mean, I just met toby
in new orleans

For the first time
because I left and he came.

Um, and, you know,
I was, like,

I don't know what everyone's
talking about.

Well, I want
to take a look

At some of the more painful
moments from judges' table.

Oh, boy.

We head to the judges' table
and it's time to, uh,

Hear the good and the bad.

You could smell it
in a way

Which wasn't pleasant.

Find that extremely
troubling

That you thought
it was seasoned correctly.

They go down the line and
just completely annihilate us.

It was a failure
of imagination.

Ouch.

Like something you bought
at a gas station

At 2:00 in the morning.

To be critiqued
in that way

Was definitely one of
the hardest things

That I've been through
in my career.

Kind of reminded me
of dishwasher detergent.

It was almost inedible.

This is just inexcusable.

I think
it was disgusting.

Tastes a bit
like cat food.

Hoo, oh my god.

And this is the new judge?

I thought
it was revolting.

Toby young, he's gonna
piss off a lot of people.

I have found the weapons
of mass destruction

Amd they are in this bowl
before us.

Toby called my soup
nuclear waste.

So it's pretty harsh.

This isn't going so well.

I mean, you guys
gotta step up your game here.

It's nerve-racking.
You're [bleep] bricks.

It's like eating
some really potent pickle.

It was a snotty egg.
Atrocity.

Disaster.
A disaster.

I would actually ask
for my money back.

But what do you do?
They're the judges.

You're in a competition
about food so...

I spit yours out
into my napkin.

I'm so sorry.
I really...

It's all right.
Hard to watch?

Yes,
hard to watch that.

What is the experience
of standing

In front of this panel and--
and hearing some raw critique?

Well, it just makes you
stronger, you know.

And it makes you want to not
ever make those mistakes

ever again.

You don't want to go
backwards.

You only want
to go forwards.

I was [bleep] bricks
every single time.

And I knew I was on top.

Because, whatever, jamie
was there or fabio--

Whatever was there,
I knew I was on top,

I was [bleep] bricks.

Just sitting there
looking at you.

All three or four of you.

Come on, people,
I'm 36 years old.

I got a weak heart.

Okay, let's get this
done with.

You can't explain
the feeling.

He's 38.
36!

Well, the fact
of the matter

Is that if--if you're
going to be a chef,

You're gonna--
you're gonna be critiqued.

You're gonna be critiqued
by critics.

And that's--
i--i gotta tell you,

That's--it's a worse feeling
getting a bad review

From a--from a critic
where it's--it's written

Ab--about your work.

And so this is--is part
of being a chef.

It's some--unfortunate,
but it's part of anybody

That goes into the arts.

You're gonna be criticized.

Food critics generally
get a lot of grief

About being too harsh
about food

And--and not sparing
chefs' feelings.

But i--i think the reason
you do get so harsh

Is because you really want
the chefs to do well.

On this program, I really want
everyone to do well.

And when they don't,
you kinda get angry--

Angry that they let
themselves down.

And so you sometimes
come out sounding

A bit tougher
than you originally meant to.

Lupe in phoenix
emailed the judges,

"Ariane cooked
simple food this season

"And it went well
for her.

Is simple food the way to win
this competition?"

Tom.
Good food.

She answered it for me.
Good food is.

It doesn't matter if it's simple
or if it's complicated

As long as it's good.

We have a question from brad
in mount laurel, new jersey.

He said, "I'm shocked
that lauren and patrick

"Couldn't handle the first
quickfire challenge.

I mean, how hard is it
to cook with apples?"

What happened that day?

Well, I made it on.
[Laughs]

Okay? Thank you
very much.

Lauren, that must've been
so much pressure.

Oh, yeah, absolutely.

How much time have you spent
agonizing over that?

I still love my apples
so, you know.

One of the most popular
questions that we got

Concerned the surprising
romance

That went on between
leah and hosea.

But before we get
into it, watch this.

Oh, my god.

I see a lot of talking,
cuddling.

But I think they're just
getting a little bit closer

'Cause of the friendship.

I don't think there is nothing
going on.

I have flipped six eggs
over easy at once.

Maybe I shouldn't be
as flirtatious--

I mean, I'm flirtatious
with everyone,

But it's not gonna
go any further

Because I have a boyfriend
and he has a girlfriend.

No. Don't write anything
Ret*rded.

I don't think leah and hosea
are a serious relationship.

It just so happens that they
have a sexual chemistry.

I heard this sexy man
was making some pork.

Leah and I have fun together.
We flirt.

But there's nothing physical
going on with us.

[Laughter]

We ended up kissing.

I absolutely regret it.

I did not want that
to happen.

I have a girlfriend
who I love.

And who I hope
to be back together with

When I get outta here.

I have a boyfriend.

I don't want him to, like,
break up with me

Because I [bleep] got drunk
and I kissed a guy one time.

There's tension
between hosea and leah.

It is distracting
to everybody

And everything.

You should be concentrating
on your stuff.

I think it's really
undercooked.

Guys, judges,
they said they don't want it.

They don't want
another one.

The worst day for me
in this whole experience

Has been restaurant wars.

That's all right.
I'm going home.

There's definitely
some issues at hand

That, uh, affected mine and
leah's performance big time.

Thank you.

Anne from tampa, florida
emailed bravotv.com

And said, "what exactly happened
the night of your kiss?"

Well, you're stuck
in a house for six weeks

With a lot of strangers
and a lot of alcohol

And no--nothing else
to do.

No adult supervision?
No supervision.

It was--we had been talking
on the couch for hours.

Everybody kinda split.

We definitely, I mean,
everybody saw it.

There was a little chemistry
between leah and i.

We crossed a line 'cause,
I mean, I blame myself,

But it--definitely, alcohol
was a big, uh, factor in that.

It looked like
you tried to find a spot

Where you couldn't
be seen by the cameras.

That guy was up
on the stairs

Getting through the window
reflection.

It was a window
reflection.

They were, like--yeah,
it wasn't like they were...

So did you think
he'd gotten away with it?

At least--at least
he got leah.

I got stefan.

Yeah, it was really
uncomfortable.

And it definitely
threw off my game.

For the rest of the time
I was there,

I didn't--i couldn't
think straight

'Cause I was thinking
about getting home

And having to deal
with that.

Did anybody have
an issue with it?

What they did,
who gives a [bleep]?

Well,
it's they're business.

I have done it.

We all have done it
at some point in our lives.

You [bleep] around
on somebody.

You know what,
it is what it is.

I would put money
on the fact

That we aren't
the first two on this show

That that has happened to.

Just the only ones
that got it taped.

Really.
Tell us who else you think.

No, I'm saying past seasons,
whatever,

I'm sure it's happened.

I don't know.

You just didn't
see it.

There was no cameras.

All right, you guys
found out about tom and i.

It's okay.

You promised not to tell.
[Laughs]

On that note,
we'll be back.

"How were your significant
others affected

By the kiss between you?"

Friends with benefits?

Welcome back,
everyone.

We're in the midst of a top chef
watch what happens special.

Leah and hosea, jackson
in minneapolis emailed

The million dollar
question,

"How were your significant
others affected

By the kiss between you?"

Hosea.

I got home,
told my girlfriend,

And we broke up.

Oh. [Laughs]
leah.

Uh, I got home,
told my boyfriend,

And we dated for
a little bit longer

And then we broke up.

And so the two of you,
have you managed to maintain

A close relationship?

Are you together?

Waiting for this question
since we sat down.

Um, we're--we're good friends
still through it all.

Friends with benefits?
[Laughs nervously]

Sorry.
Wow.

I think we both decided
if we both lived

In the same city,
we'd consider dating,

But we don't.

Would either of you
relocate?

I'm not moving.
Thank you.

Ariane.
I'm just wond--!

I love you two together.

She's riding the bus
right now.

Would either of you two
relocate?

Uh, I like
new york so no.

I--no--no comment.
[Laughs nervously]

If an offer came your way
to move to new york

And take a chef's position
somewhere,

Would you consider it?

It'd consider that
because I love new york.

Okay, let's lighten things
up a little bit.

Let's do that.
Okay.

You all had a lot of laughs,
especially in the stew room.

Take a look.

In the stew room,
we have quite a bit of time.

And idle hands
are the devil's workshop.

Do we have to do this?
It's really stupid.

Come on, guys.

This is one of the gayest
things I think I've ever done.

We had some pallets
and some plastic wrap.

And we made three bed
out of glad container.

We just invented
glad wraps, guys.

Tends to get boring.

You gotta do things
to keep it exciting.

You guys
are very creative.

I'm very impressed.

I'm gonna miss
the stew room a lot.

We had a volleyball court.

See how nice it is?
Yeah, I'm playing.

I got it.
Oh [bleep].

We had
a basketball court.

Ooh! Ooh!

[Laughter]

Hey.
Work it, girl.

Pretty sweet.

Go, go, go, go, go, go!

[Laughter]

You came up
with some creative things

With those glad bags.

I know of one instance
at judges' table

That had everyone talking.

Take--yes, leah and jamie,
it's true.

Take a look at this
never before seen footage.

We go back to the stew room
and jamie and I just start

Drinking a few beers.

[Laughs]
leah's a party girl.

She's fun as hell.

But, uh, I think she needs
to ease up on the booze

A little bit.

Going to judges' table,
I'm going to be Ret*rded.

Leah and I both had
had a little bit to drink

And we were kinda giddy.

[Laughter]

They're acting like drunk
college girls.

Oh, wait, and you can talk
into their ears.

This is, like, the one night
that I really don't remember.

Leah, chill the [bleep] up.
We gotta go in there.

Shut the [bleep] up.

They had a few bottles
of wine.

They're out of their mind.

Man, those two chicks
are hammered.

[Laughter]

I can't even look
at them right now

Because they're making me
laugh.

And I don't want
to be part of this [bleep].

[Laughter]

Oh, my god.

I'm trying to look
at carla

Because carla's being
very calm and serene.

'Cause every time I look
over at jamie and leah,

They're cracking up
and they're making me laugh.

This is exactly
why the fourth quarter,

They cut you off
from drinking

When you go the stadium
nowadays, you know?

[Laughter]

Oh, snap, you did not
just say that, tom.

I think I did.
[Laughs]

So how many cocktails
have you had, leah?

I have had, like,
not a lot.

It's jamie's influence.
This is not my fault.

Two words, leah.
National television.

[Laughter]

Oh, that was fun. Fun.
Good times.

What happened?
We got wasted.

I think what it was
is we both knew

That we were safe.

And we just, like, needed
the chance to sort of unwind

For once 'cause we didn't
really ever get to do that.

And then going to judges' table
was just ridiculous.

Do you remember
that night at all?

I remember bits
and pieces of it, yeah.

Judges, what was going
through your mind?

It was hysterical.

You know, i--i--i'm surprised
it hasn't happened sooner.

John from hartford,
connecticut emailed bravotv.com,

"I didn't see as much crying
this season

"As in seasons past.

Who was the biggest crier
on top chef new york?"

That was ariane.

Before you answer,
watch this.

Ariane. Ariane.

Yeah, this competition's
exhausting, um,

On an emotional level
and a professional level.

[Chefs crying]

So, lauren, please pack
your knives and go.

I hate the fact
I'm leaving.

I hate it.
[Crying]

Jill, please pack
your knives and go.

People are very emotional.

Jill...
[Laughter]

Oh, my god!

My mom said,
"don't cry."

[Crying]

If I cry, then i--
I look like a little bitch.

[Laughs nervously]

What I'm feeling now
is fear.

It's shutting me down.

I--i didn't taste them.

You didn't taste it?

And it's hard.
[Cries]

Aw.

[Crying]
it sucks.

Good luck.

It's a competition.

I can't cry
after other people.

You [bleep] something up,
you move on.

Get over it, dude.

[Laughter]

I'm sorry.
Wow.

I'm sorry.
I love you too, stefan.

Cheers, buddy.
Who wins it?

Ariane.

Congratulations,
ariane.

Okay, we have
another question for stefan.

Caroline in deer park,
washington wants to know,

"I'm in school in training
to be a chef.

Where does your cockiness
come from and how can I get it?"

Ha!
Oh, no.

[Laughs]

It's confidence.

You gotta wake up
in the morning,

You look at yourself,
look at the mirror,

Say, listen,
you're the best of the best.

That's it.
And you walk away.

Well, stefan, it turns out
there's a lot more to you

Than your attitude.

Take a look.
Oh, god.

I think people grow--
grow on each other,

You know, after awhile.

Look at me and jamie.

We couldn't stand each other
at the beginning.

Now--now we in love.
We nap together.

Stefan is, uh,
the ladies' man.

I got a wedding ring.
I got some flowers.

He has a huge crush
on me.

It's pretty funny.

He's been after me
since day one.

I just love
to be around women.

I like my food spicy.

I like my food
like I like my men.

Whoa!

Andrea, I'm in love with you.
Call me.

I've been deprived of any kind
of action whatsoever.

Thank you so much.
Oh, my goodness.

I'm cooking for gail's
bridal shower.

It's depressing.
Gail is so freaking cute.

Gail. Love you.

Hi, stefan.
I see padma.

Smoking hot.
I can't even cook.

I get sweaty armpits
just looking at her.

[Laughter]

It's really hard
to concentrate

Around padma.

Good evening.

[Laughter]

Answer me this.
Yeah.

You know that jamie
is not into boys.

Yet you were all over her
all season.

Oh, here we go.
I love jamie.

No, I do love her.

You know what,
I respect jamie's cooking.

It's, like, I respect
leah's cooking.

You know, they're--they're
people I like to work with.

And it is what it is.

It's a chef crush.

It's a chef--
no, let me tell you.

She has got great rack
to herself.

[Silent]

It's--it's--it's not just
the cooking.

On top of that...

It's still nice

Even if a guy says he likes
your rack, right?

Of course.
Of course.

Lamb. Rack of lamb.
Rack of lamb.

Rack of lamb. I loved
her rack of lamb she cooked.

That's what I meant.

Actually, you know,
I did an interview last week

Where they asked me,
um, how much tequila

It would take for me
to have sex with stefan.

Uh, they brought over
the whole bottle so...

But I think I would
die first

Before I ever had sex
with him.

So anyway, if I drank the whole
bottle of tequila...

It wouldn't stop you.
It wouldn't stop you.

Ooh.
Show of hands.

Who thinks stefan has a chance
at winning fan favorite?

Wow.

Oh.

I'll--i'll raise
just because no one else did.

Okay.
I love him.

It's all right.
All right.

We're close to the answer.
Stay with us.

Jeff, you said that tom's
food was boring.

We're back with the judges
and chefs

From top chef new york.

And we have a question
from thomas

In raleigh, north carolina.

"Every season, the chefs have
funny nicknames for each other,

"But this season,
I didn't hear any.

Did the season five chefs
have some that we didn't see?"

There were nicknames.
Check it out.

Your nickname for me
is pocket chef.

I like to call him
a little pocket chef.

Patrick is pocket chef.

He's, like, this big.

And I told him I'm just
gonna pick him up

And stick him
in my jacket pocket.

See rich's note?

"Good luck, guys and gals.
Big gay rich."

Big gay rich. That was his
nickname for himself.

So I'm gonna do
a sangria sorbet.

And I made a nice, uh,
tomato sorbet.

Jeff is gonna make
a sorbet out of everything.

I'm good at ice creams
and sorbets.

His name, by the way,
is don sorbet johnson.

Do you know why?
'Cause he makes sorbet.

Stefan calls him
don sorbet johnson,

Which I think is hilarious.

A carrot sorbet
would be weird.

My name is from
the old testament.

So they were screaming ot.

[Cheers]

I got five different
names today.

Gummy bear.
Meatball. Chops.

Gummy bear.
See ya, patrick.

Leah is no longer
a black widow.

She's a ho for sure.

Ho fo' sho'.

[Laughter]

Is that your nickname?
I-i guess.

Ariane's nickname
is cougar

'Cause she's, like,
a hot older lady.

So it's a cougar.

That's a good one to have.

Really?
Here I've been dubbed cougar.

It makes me feel sexy.

[Laughter]

Ah.

Ariane, how do you feel
about the nickname?

I love my nickname.
Yeah, stefan dubbed me that.

It was funny
'cause when I came home,

My husband was meeting
some of the chef-testants.

I said, i-i just have
to forewarn you,

They all call me cougs.

I said I don't even think
they know my name.

[Laughter]

But you did tell me
it wasn't 'cause you prey

On younger men.

Absolutely not. No, no.
Those days are long gone.

Today--it's 14 year
anniversary today.

Nice.
Oh!

[Applause]
happy anniversary.

Wow. Well, to celebrate
your anniversary,

We have a little
present for you

From the folks
at bravotv.com.

What does it say?
That's very cute.

"I'm a cougar in the kitchen.
top chef."

I will wear this
with pride.

Thank you.

Okay, our next question
is for gail.

Veronica from little rock,
arkansas says,

"I love the bridal shower
episode, gail.

Have you had your wedding yet
and if so, what did you serve?"

The food was delicious
at her wedding.

Daniel boulud cooked
my dinner.

Wow.
It was very casual.

It was all sort
of family style

And, um, super light

And seasonal and just--
it was perfect.

And we have a picture
from your wedding, actually.

Aw.

So there we are
at our wedding.

Well, we have
another question

About the wedding shower.

This one's from steve
in detroit

And it's for radhika.

"You say you don't want
to be known

"For only cooking
indian food,

"But you sure cooked
a lot of it.

"With the limited time
you were given to work,

Was it hard to break out
of your mold?"

I mean, I didn't make
traditional, ever, indian food.

The lamb dish
with the carrot puree

That we made, that was
influenced by indian spices,

But it wasn't traditionally
indian.

Jamie, eileen in houston,
texas wants to know,

"You were often in the top,

"But you never seemed happy
about it.

"Instead, you seem like
a total whiner.

What's your deal?"

Before we get to that,
check out jamie in action.

[Laughter]

The winner is ariane.
Me?

It's not me and it's
frustrating as hell.

Conceptually, like,
that was my dish.

I get annoyed, like,
immediately.

I think I'm just, like,
a little bit annoyed.

You come so [bleep] close.

So congratulations,
ariane.

[Laughter]

Ariane wins again.

It really sucks.
I feel like I'm never gonna win.

Jamie's complaining
way too much.

I wanna go to bed. I don't
want to sit here any more.

Is this seriously taking
this long?

[Sighs]
I'm [bleep] tired.

Sometimes jamie can be
a little negative,

But it's a defense mechanism.

Every [bleep] day, upset.
Always upset.

It's like, [bleep],
it makes me upset.

So you're saying
I don't know how to cook?

Do whatever the [bleep]
you want, stefan.

No, I like jamie,
but she's just rough.

This one is scaring me.

That one's pecking
at my shoes.

I complain.
Everybody complains sometimes.

The bones were a [bleep]
pain in the ass to get out.

[Laughter]

But she's a chef.
That's what we do.

We complain
about everything.

Are you...
Are you just...

You know what's funny,

It's really interesting.

I think a-a lot of it was just
being under the pressure

Of being there,
you know.

I'm a really--i'm really
hard on myself.

Like, I'm a total
perfectionist

When it comes to cooking.

So I think that was part
of it.

I don't know.

It's funny to watch that
'cause I don't really think

That that's the way
that I was.

Who thinks jamie
was a big complainer?

Well...
Well...

Jamie and I had our own
interests.

Carla raised
her hand there.

No, you--you did.

But i--but I th--
like I said,

It's a defense mechanism.

You're out of your element.

So you don't see yourself
like that

Because you aren't
normally like that.

Right.

Jeff in people magazine,

You said that tom's food
was boring.

I was totally 100%
misquoted.

And I do not think that tom's
food is boring whatsoever.

Tom, I respect your food
so much.

And i--it--it broke my heart

That that was written
to the public.

I--i--i've been misquoted
before.

This may have been
the same interview.

You were quoted as saying,
"I think the show used me

As some kind
of a sex symbol."

Wow.

I might've said something
along those lines.

You may have a show
for fan favorite.

Yeah.

My wife is the one
that pointed out

On the beginning
of every show

Had me with my shirt off--

Oh, they--
you were naked a lot.

Nine out of--and I didn't run
around the house.

Everybody comes up to me.

Do you run around the house
naked the whole time?

No. It's always me in my closet
changing my shirt.

And then there's a camera
right there.

And I just, you know,
now watching it,

I would've shut
the door more, I guess.

Here's something
from lina in long island.

She says, "I notice there were
a lot of bald guys this season.

"I'm totally not
into bald guys,

"But tom is my exception.

Smokin' hot."

Well, there were
an unusual amount

Of folliclly challenged men
this season.

Which merits its own
tribute package.

This is probably
gonna be known

As the season
of the bald chefs.

Myself, stefan, tom,
gene, patrick,

We all keep our hair
nice and tight.

I haven't grown my hair out
in five or six years.

Yeah, I'm definitely
getting a little--

Little light on top.

Need to wake
you guys up.

My room's all dark.
All I see is this shiny head.

[Ding]

They had so many
bald guys.

These guys
shaved their heads

Because they knew
they were coming to--

Exactly, bald
is the new fauxhawk.

The other team noticed

This season has a lot
of shaved heads.

It's sexy.
[Laughs]

I respect tom.
He has no hair so...

Just wanted
to compliment stefan

On his very attractive
choice of hairstyle.

I like a man who's bald
and proud, I have to say.

Of course.
I got no choice.

Love our stylists, man.
He makes us look good.

I think this is the sexy look,
for sure.

You're gonna see all the chefs
in america

Starting to shave
their heads now.

Your hair
looks awesome.

At the finale,
there was one moment

Where I turned to padma
and it was stefan and hosea

And the two of you.

And I looked at padma

And I was, like,
what is going on?

We are outnumbered.

[Laughter]

There can be only one
bald god of top chef.

So for all you other
bald guys,

Uh, we mocked up some photos
of each of you

To see what you would
look like with, um,

Some hairdos.

Let's check it out.

Uh, we have eugene first.

[Laughter]

Here's--here's hosea.

Nice.
[Laughter]

Is that marcel's hair?
Marcel.

Looks like marcel.

Here's patrick.
[Laughter]

Cute. Stefan.

[Laughter]

That's jeff's hair
right there.

Is that jeff's hair?

That's conan's.
That's conan's hair.

And toby.
Oh, nice.

Toby, that looks good.

That does look good.

Richard, I know
at the beginning of the season,

You had some anxiety
about meeting tom

Because you wanted to see
if he was as hot in person

As he is on tv.

How did he look
in person?

Yes. Tom is as cute
in person

As I thought he was on tv.

And tom has great eyes.

And tom is starting
to turn red now.

The bar that I work at,
obviously, is a gay bar.

And all the guys
that come in--

Why is that obvious?

Well, you know, it's...

I'm--i'm--i'm big gay rich.
Come on.

Um, and, uh--

But say the name
of it.

It's pecs.
What is it called?

Pecs.
Pecs.

Pecs.
Pecs.

That's funny.
Yeah.

And, uh, it's--there--
there's--

You have plenty of fans
there, tom.

I have some actual
girlfriends

That ask the same question
about tom too though.

Oh, really?

You know,
it's not just the men.

Moving right along.
Okay.

Your fan favorite
up next.

We're back and it's time
to find out which of these chefs

Won $10,000
and is your fan favorite

For top chef new york.

I know there was
a lot of campaigning going on.

Um, some of you on facebook.
Richard.

Yeah.
How'd that go?

Uh, good.

The gay bear community came out
in full force.

Go bears.
My sister--yeah.

Well, that being said,

If you don't get
the bear vote--

It's pretty big says tom.

It's gonna be a problem.

He's shaking his head.

Oh, it made me
what I am today.

Um, one of the fan sites
even did this for carla.

[Laughter]

That's great.
Cute.

That's sweet.
She looks cute.

Let's see if it made
the difference.

The winner of the top chef
new york fan favorite...

$10,000 At stake...

Is fabio.

[Applause]

Let's see--let's see
what makes fabio so lovable.

My name is fabio viviani.

And I'm originally
from, uh, florence.

You ever been in italy?
Of course.

Fabio is quite a character.

Um, he's got a-a wonderful
accent.

I am fresh out of the boat.

I'm italian.
They like the accent.

You can say, "I cooked
a piece of dog [bleep],"

And it would sound
delicious.

It was a six years old
aged dog [bleep].

It's great.

Everything tastes better
with an accent.

[Mimicking accent]
I love to make the pasta.

[Mimicking accent]
take the pizza out of the oven.

I can't even
speak english yet.

Come on, guys.

All of you looks
absolutely beautiful.

It's easier for me
deal with a woman

Than with a man.

Fabio's pretty charming.
[Laughs]

How about that?
Not bad at all, huh?

I'm running this show
in the front.

There's no way
we're going down.

We can serve
monkey ass in empty clam shell,

We gonna win this one.

Can I light your candle?
Thank you so much.

Fabio has this huge
personality.

And everybody likes fabio.

They like to hear
his stories.

Where I'm from
from italy...

Don't have thanksgiving
in italy.

I got no breakfast
in italy.

There's no peeler in italy.

You peel it with a Kn*fe.

You know, in italy,
we say,

It doesn't matter
how many dragon you k*ll,

Only matter who bring home
the princess.

[Mimicking accent]

[Applause]

Thanks, everybody.

I got, like, 3,000 email

Since bravo start
the fans favorite thing.

And, uh, I'm very happy.
Thanks, everybody.

Thank you.

Stefan, are you proud
of your little buddy?

Of course.

We're gonna have free food
for the next couple of months.

You have free food
anyway.

I know.
Give me a break.

Quick question
for you, stefan.

Are you glad you didn't win
fan favorite?

[Laughter]

It was pretty clear to me
I'm not gonna win fan favorite.

You know, I have my collected
group of women

Who really love me
and that's all that I need.

It is what it is.
It is what it is.

It is what it is.
It is what it is.

Fabio, what are you gonna do
with the money?

Put it
in the restaurant.

We are doing whole bunch
of remodeling.

The restaurant is doing
better than ever.

So I'm remodeling.

And those money,
they're gonna go towards the--

Towards the business.

You know, we're building
a lot of things.

How's your mom doing
by the way?

She's hanging in there.

I would love
to bring her over

'Cause I'm pretty much
paying for my family in italy.

I send over there
a lot of money.

She deserve to be happy
and I will bring her over soon.

You know, I'm--i'm working
on it.

Thank you for asking though.

She's--she's--she's
hanging in.

We wish her the best.
Thank you.

Congratulations to you.
Thank you guys.

And hosea, how's your dad
doing now?

Uh, he's struggling
a little bit.

Uh, it's gotten a little
worse for him.

So going to see him
after this is all done taping.

Just put a word out there,

Anybody that can donate
to cancer research,

It's a good thing to do.

Tom, we gotta support
our family.

You know, if it wasn't
for them, we wouldn't here.

So that's what
we have to do.

Well, that wraps up
our top chef new york

Reunion special.

Hosea, congratulations.

[Cheers and applause]

And thanks to you all
for a great season.