Girls Top Chef Ladies Who Look Good Enough To Eat

Good news for culinary feminists around the world: Stephanie Izard gained major bragging rights by taking home the coveted Top Chef title on last night's season finale. It took four seasons for a woman to be crowned the best cook in the kitchen, but with Izard outlasting the faux-hawk sporting Richard and the show's most notorious screw-face Lisa (who could realistically only be about half female), it was a win for all those with two X-chromosomes.

Top Chef’s previous female contestants couldn’t quite measure up behind the stove, but we’re willing to overlook some of their shortcomings. See, the show’s host Padma Lakshmi isn’t the only chick on the show we’d like to spend seven minutes in the pantry with. After the jump, check out our list of the tastiest ladies in Top Chef history.