Stephanie Izard is the winner of the fourth season of Top Chef in Chicago. Izard, who grew up in Stamford, Connecticut, attended the University of Michigan, where she earned a degree in Sociology, before attending the Scottsdale Culinary Institute.
Before it closed, Izard was the head chef and owner of the Chicago restaurant Scylla. Prior to her experience on Top Chef Chicago, she traveled extensively around the United States and abroad. Izard's favorite food to work with is seafood because of the variety of ways in which it can be cooked.Bravo TV: Stephanie Izard Profile