Though Kevin Gillespie was the fan favorite to win the Top Chef title (with 60 percent of the votes in our poll), he was unable to win over the judges. Find out what the 27-year-old chef thought of Preeti, why he stands by his pork dish and get the real story behind his beard. Plus, Gillespie explains the show's role in the recent separation from his wife of six years.
Top Chef's Michael on winning: I thought it was a joke
TVGuide.com: Do you think Preeti's performance as your sous chef hurt your chances of winning?
Kevin: She only hurt my chances of winning because I let it. That's the most unfortunate part. I want to make it clear that ...
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It was a Voltaggio battle royale on Top Chef's four-course finale challenge, but younger sibling Michael managed to win over the judges with his creative, risky dishes. Find out why the 30-year-old father of two initially thought his victory was a "sick joke" and what caused his emotions to get the better of him after winning. Plus, see how he feels about viewers' comments that he's arrogant and what he and his older brother have planned for the future.
Top Chef's Kevin: People were rooting for my beard to win!
TVGuide.com: Congratulations! What was the first thing that went through your head after you won?
Michael Voltaggio: That somebody made a mistake. Throughout the whole season, Padma was calling me Bryan and calling Bryan Michael. So I was standing there, like, "Did she just do it again? ...
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Spoiler Alert: The following reveals the winner of Wednesday night's Top Chef finale.
Seventeen chefs were pared down to three for the final challenge of Top Chef: Las Vegas. Now one wears the culinary crown.
Top Chef's Tom Colicchio sizes up the three finalists
Following Jen's departure in Part 1 of the finale, the remaining three chefs — Kevin Gillespie and brothers Bryan and Michael Voltaggio — battled it out. For the first course, the ingredients were dictated, while the second was to be made from anything in the kitchen. The third, however, had to be ...
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Top Chef's Tom Colicchio isn't giving any hints as to who will win on Wednesday's finale (Kevin in the current favorite in our poll with 61 percent of the vote), but he says this about the final three: "I think their strengths are their weaknesses."
Poll: Who will win Top Chef?
"Often in life, you find someone's strength is their Achilles' heel," Colicchio told TVGuide.com ...
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It's down to the final three on Top Chef's Season 6 showdown: two headstrong brothers, Mike and Bryan Voltaggio, and 27-year-old Kevin Gillespie (who has a Facebook page devoted to his bushy red beard).
Top Chef's Jen: "I was thrown" by Tom Colicchio's comment
All three highly skilled cheftestants have a solid chance at taking the title of Top Chef, but only time will tell who will prevail in what could be one of the closest competitions.
Vote on who you think should win in our poll after the jump.
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