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Stephanie Izard is an American chef and television personality best known as the first female chef to win Bravo's Top Chef, taking the title during its fourth season.[1] She is the co-owner and executive chef of three award-winning Chicago restaurants, Girl and the Goat, Little Goat, and Duck Duck Goat, and opened her first restaurant, Scylla (now closed) as chef-owner at the age of 27. Izard received a James Beard Foundation Award for "Best Chef: Great Lakes" in 2013 for her work at Girl and the Goat.[2] She has made a number of appearances on Top Chef since her win, both as a guest judge on subsequent seasons and as a participant in Top Chef Duels.[3] In 2017, Izard competed in the Food Network series Iron Chef Gauntlet, where she overall defeated chefs Bobby Flay, Michael Symon, and Masaharu Morimoto to obtain the title of Iron Chef.
- ^ Kayal, Michele (2011-10-28). "Stephanie Izard Turns 'Top Chef' Into Big Break". Huffington Post. AP. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ Dixler, Hillary (6 May 2013). "Winners: 2013 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards". Eater. Vox Media. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ McQuilkin, Kieran. "Stephanie Izard on Top Chef Duels". Stamford Magazine. Moffy Publications. Retrieved 18 March 2015.