Stephanie Izard

Stephanie Izard
Born
Evanston, Illinois
EducationUniversity of Michigan
Scottsdale Culinary Institute
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
  • Girl and the Goat
    Little Goat Diner
    Duck Duck Goat
    Cabra
    Girl and the Goat L.A.
    Cabra L.A.
Television show(s)

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.

  1. ^ Kayal, Michele (2011-10-28). "Stephanie Izard Turns 'Top Chef' Into Big Break". Huffington Post. AP. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. ^ Dixler, Hillary (6 May 2013). "Winners: 2013 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards". Eater. Vox Media. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  3. ^ McQuilkin, Kieran. "Stephanie Izard on Top Chef Duels". Stamford Magazine. Moffy Publications. Retrieved 18 March 2015.