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As for Hosea, Tom liked the arc of his meal a lot, saying that it was a good progression from one meal to the next. Toby agrees that Hosea's venison was the winner of Round 3 but criticizes his meal for not having a beginning, middle and an end. Tom disagrees, saying that it's a moot point since they specifically didn't have to do a dessert. Gail pipes in saying that Hosea gave her a meal that she was totally satisfied with, arguing that Stefan lacks soul in his cooking.

"Well, if we're awarding this title on the basis of ‘soul' then we should give it to Carla," says Toby. My heart leaps in my chest.

The three chefs are called back. Tom compliments Carla saying that when she cooks her food that comes from her heart, they love it. Hosea put together a nice meal and was steady across the board. Stefan had some nice high also some lows. They ultimately based their decision on the meal overall from start to finish.

And the Season 5 Top Chef...HOSEA! In a huge come-from-behind victory, Hosea takes the title over his self-proclaimed rival, Stefan. He's thrilled. I'm just happy that Stefan didn't win, who says that if he'd done a different dessert, he would have won.

Carla, as she hugs Jaime, tells us that she should have made "her" food and that she will not make that mistake again. "When I came here I wanted to show people a different way to compete," she says through tears," to compete with love. So, I did one of the things that I wanted to do here."

I hate that she didn't win Top Chef . . . . but I bet you anything that she wins Fan Favorite. She'll likely have another $10K to go along with her brand new Toyota and Super Bowl tickets. And you know what? She deserves all of that and more.

Thanks for reading and hope you enjoyed Top Chef Season 5 as much as I did!

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