The art of Kevin Blythe Sampson

THE ART OF
KEVIN BLYTHE SAMPSON

9/16/10

First African American Wins 'Top Chef'

Top Chef winner Kevin Sbraga

The wildly popular reality show Top Chef named Kevin Sbraga as the Season 7 winner, set in Washington, D.C. Sbraga, 31, who hails from Willingboro, N.J., is the first African-American winner of the show, dedicated to finding the best of the best in culinary skill. Sbraga, who has served as a chef throughout many restaurants in the region, will use the $125,000 prize money to open a new restaurant in Philadelphia. Sbraga credits his parents, who owned a bakery, and his wife, a pastry chef, for inspiring his love of cooking. Upon winning, Sbraga stated, "New Jersey is taking the title home. It's like a dream come true. This is a life changer. My career has been good, but this can make it great -- incredible. It's absolutely huge that I'm the first African-American Top Chef. My dad, my sister, my friends, the guys at the barbershop, are going to eat it up. They're going to love it. I'm the Top Chef."

Read more at Philly.com.

First African American Wins 'Top Chef'

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