Archive · 13 Jun 2025
Tristen Epps-Long Wins 'Top Chef' Season 22
A chef named Tristen Epps-Long has won the TV show Top Chef!
He's from Houston and beat out other chefs to win the big prize.
This year's prize is the biggest ever.
He gets a lot of money, travel money, and other cool opportunities.
Tristen made a special four-course meal that mixed Italian food with flavors from the Caribbean.
The judges liked it the best.
He hopes to inspire other chefs.
As part of winning, he will cook a special dinner at a famous place in New York.
Tristen Epps-Long won Season 22 of Top Chef.
Epps-Long is a Houston-based contestant.
The grand prize includes $250,000, a Delta flight credit, and other benefits.
Epps-Long's winning meal was a four-course Afro-Caribbean take on Italian cuisine.
The winner will host a dinner at the James Beard House.
- Who
- Tristen Epps-Long, Bailey Sullivan, and Shuai Wang.
- What
- Tristen Epps-Long won Top Chef.
- When
- The finale aired on Thursday.
- Where
- The competition took place on Top Chef.
- Why
- To showcase Afro-Caribbean food and win the title.
- Winner
- Tristen Epps-Long
- Location
- Houston
- Grand Prize
- $250,000
- Other Prizes
- $125,000 Delta Air Lines flight credit, feature in Food & Wine, James Beard House dinner
- Winning Dish
- Afro-Caribbean take on Italian cuisine