Kevin Gillespie: My Top Chef

OK, Kidlins, SPOILER ALERT BELOW, so if you haven't watched last night's Top Chef yet, then NAVIGATE AWAY FROM THIS PAGE RIGHT NOW (and then get your butt right back here once you've watched it).

Even though he didn't take home the victory last night, Kevin Gillespie is officially my favorite Top Chef contestant. Not only is he a Southerner who's mad for bacon (two fantastic qualities to have), he believes in cooking and serving only locally-grown, fresh, sustainable, organic food, and I'm not mad at him for making the extra effort. I had the opportunity to eat at Woodfire Grill, his restaurant in the ATL. I recommend you go to there.

At every turn, the staff were very accommodating of my Gluten Free requirements, which makes Woodfire and K-Gill earn the "Gluten Free Anna Effort Award." Lest you think this is some bullshit award with no clout, you stand corrected. The GF Anna Effort Award committee has very high standards, and donates one hundred billion million gluten free dollars to each recipient.

Next trip to the ATL, I'm going back to Woodfire and the Greek Market across the street, where I stocked up on Greek Crack. I'm sad that both Top Chef and my trip to the ATL had to come to an end.