Things are getting messy in the Top Chef kitchen. Host Padma Lakshmi weighed in on the controversy surrounding season 18 winner, Gabe Erales, after some fans expressed their disappointment during the finale.The season came to a close on Thursday, July 1, with the Texas-based chef being crowned champion, walking away with $250,000 after beating out finalists Dawn Burrell and Shota Nakajima.
As the episode aired, some viewers brought up a December 2020 report from the Austin Chronicle outlining Erales’ firing from Comedor, a modern Mexican eatery in Austin, Texas.“Effective immediately, Comedor Executive Chef Gabe Erales is no longer with the restaurant due to repeated violation of our policies and for behavior in conflict with our values,”
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