D.C. chef Eric Adjepong didn't get the chance to show viewers his full menu, which aimed to tell the story of the transatlantic slave trade.
Chef Kelsey Barnard Clark of Dothan, Ala., became the 16th winner of “Top Chef” on Thursday night in a finale episode that featured a Southern showdown, pitting her against Kentucky chef Sara Bradley. The two women advanced after D.C. chef Eric Adjepong was eliminated partway through the episode, placing third in the competition. And his fans, who were rooting for the Ghanaian-American chef and his West African food, aren’t happy about it.
As soon as Eric was told to pack his knives and go I turned..... I'm pretty sure his story about the Atlantic Slave trade inspired those southern meals that beat.... our ancestors came up with those meals #TopChef Kelsey Barnard Clark reacts in the “Top Chef” finale. Adjepong was profiled in The Washington Post in November and told his story of being raised by Ghanaian immigrant parents in the Bronx. The inherited trauma of slavery isn’t part of Adjepong’s family history, but because he is a black man in America, he bears it nonetheless.
Given that Adjepong performed so well on “Top Chef,” investors and a restaurant are sure to follow. In November, he told The Post his concept for a first restaurant, so, if Adjepong gets his way, the meal he would have cooked for the finale may find its way to a menu in the District soon:
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