Willaimson joined TOC in its inaugural season, which landed in March 2020. Fieri's iconic culinary competition returned for its fourth season on February 19, 2023.
The first season saw ten men and six women participate in the competition. In the semi-final battle, there were four female chefs, including Willaimson. To say, this season was definitely a statement for women chefs.
For the first semi-final battle, Antonia Lofaso took on Williamson. Willaimson's dish was described as elegant. In the end, she was the best in the West. She earned the win of 92 to 89.
For the battle of the east, Maneet Chauhan and Amanda Freitag competed. Freitag took down Chauhan with a score of 87 to 85.
Amanda earned the spot of the best chef on the east coast and was set to face off against Williamson. Heading towards the final round, these two highly dedicated chefs really pushed flavors, creativity, and textures.
In the final battle, both chefs had to incorporate duck, kohlrabi, breakfast, lunch, and dinner -Yes, they had to make three dishes in just 60 minutes for the finals.
Willaimson made a duck egg with apple and kohlrabi for breakfast. The dish was rich with layers of flavor, that hit all the notes. She went lighter and prepared fried duck and salad for lunch.
Brooke prepared a perfectly cooked duck breast as her last dish. The dish had deep layers of textures and flavors and was served over a lush pureed.
Only one point separated the two experts while determining the TOC Season 1 winner.
Williamson was crowned as the winner of the inaugural season of TOC in April 2020. She further participated in the second and third seasons and became runner-ups in 2021 and 2022.
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