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21
May
Top Chef Contestants Betty Fraser and Stefan Ritcher with Sophie Gayot
By Sophie Gayot
Last night, American Idol was not the only event getting people excited. A fierce battle ensued at The Grove in Los Angeles between two former contestants from the television show Top Chef.
After cooking demonstrations from The Grove eateries The Whisper Restaurant & Lounge, Maggiano’s Little Italy and Morels, Betty Fraser (season 2) and Stefan Richter (season 5) had fifty minutes to prepare a meal, each with a different mystery basket of ingredients.
The pair was playful behind the stoves and used knives, spoons, olive oil, salt, pepper and their words to tease one another. They sure did know how to work the crowd! Stefan was throwing red roses and ladies underwear (yes, underwear) to the women in the crowd, while Betty used her great smile to woo the audience. All the while, radio host Merrill Shindler commented on all the action.
When it was time to taste the food, a panel of unbiased judges was selected from the audience. They preferred Stefan’s steak atop an amazing potato purée over Betty’s fried pork with caramelized peaches. Congratulations to the winner!
You can taste Betty’s food at her restaurant Grub, in Hollywood, now open for dinner. Stefan will soon be opening his own restaurant in Santa Monica.
You can click on each photo to enlarge.
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- Chef Betty Fraser’s smile
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- Chef Fraser’s fried pork
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- Chef Stefan Ritcher in full prep
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- Chef Stefan Ritcher with his sous-chef plating
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- The loving pair Betty and Stefan
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- The winning dish, steak on a delicate potato purée
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- Morels’ seared ahi tuna from chef Olivier Bouillot
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- Maggiano’s chicken tortellacci from chef Paul Sidoti
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- Top Chef Contestants Betty Fraser and Stefan Ritcher with Sophie Gayot
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