Meet the Winner of ‘Top Chef: Carolinas’

Top Chef Season-Finale Recap: Personal Progression

Not super memorable, but also not egregiously misjudged, this final was a solid showcase for three chefs who seemed evenly matched. Unfortunately, there isn’t an aspect of the finale that strongly references the season’s Carolinas setting.

‘Top Chef: Carolinas’ Finale: Tonight's Winner Tells Us What It Took to Take the Crown

“I found myself cooking from the heart more and more," the winning chef tells us. "This finale meal was all heart, sprinkled with technique and intuition.”

Meet the Winner of ‘Top Chef: Carolinas’

Rhoda Magbitang, the newest Top Chef, navigated through Season 23 with quiet confidence and exemplary Filipino cooking.Credit: Paul Cheney / BravoRhoda Magbitang is the winner of Top Chef: Carolinas. It’s been over six months since filming completed in Charlotte, North Carolina, and she’s still struggling to wrap her head around the significance of that title. “I think every one of these chefs could have been deserving of the win,” she told Food…

'Top Chef' Season 23 Winner: A Historic Win Not Seen in 8 Seasons

'Top Chef' season 23 came to a dramatic close on Monday, June 8, when the final three—Sherry Cardoso, Laurence Louie and Rhoda Magbitang—faced off.