Among others, Michael's amazing dashi-smoked rockfish entrée and quirky wtf dehydated cream of broccoli beat out his brother's dulce de leche cheesecake and Kevin's overdone pork belly and bacon dessert.

On the Top Chef Napa Valley-set finale the chefs were initially instructed to prepare a three-course meal - (1) one utilizing ingredients from a mystery box, (2) any dish whatsoever, and (3) dessert.

Their moms surprise them, however, on the morning of elimination, and another course was added to their list - a dish inspired by their favorite childhood food memory.

Just like previous Top Chef finales, the finalists had at their disposal eliminated chef-testants, something that as we all know had affected the outcome tremendously in the past.

And wouldn't you know it, Kevin got Preeti and Ash, while an obviously sad Jennifer got relegated to Bryan's service, along with Ashley. Finally, Michael got Jessie and Eli. From here, it didn't look good for Kevin.

But things sort of evened out eventually, with the judges liking one dish then being not so wowed with the next. And while Kevin appeared to be the most consistent throughout the season, he didn't quite perform the same in the finale.

Anyone else reminded of season 4's Richard Blaise?


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