Padma Lakshmi is speaking out.
The season 18 finale of Top Chef took place on Thursday (July 1) and contestant Gabe Erales beat out his fellow contestants Dawn Burrell and Shota Nakajima for the grand prize of $250,000.
However, after the episode aired, some viewers brought up a report from last year that alleged Gabe was no longer worked at the Austin restaurant Comedor due to “repeated violation” of company policies.
Padma addressed the controversy on social media on Friday (July 2).
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