Christina - Season 4

[Impervious1]

Definitely rooting for Christina.

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[CCL]

Christina was on Regis and Kelly this morning cooking risotto. She said she finished culinary school in February. She said she went to school in Hyde Park, New York. I looked it up and it is called The Culinary Institute of America. Petrozza went to the school as well (albeit fifteen years earlier). Here's an article the school posted about Christina:

Hyde Park, NY, July 9, 2008 – Christina Machamer, a 2008 graduate of The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), survived the wrath of Gordon Ramsay to become the winner of the fourth season of Fox Network's Hell's Kitchen. The St. Louis, MO native was still a student at the CIA when the reality cooking competition was taped last fall. Machamer outlasted fellow CIA graduate Louis Petrozza in the final episode, which aired on Tuesday, July 8.

The unscripted program features celebrity chef Ramsay putting the contestants through a series of intense kitchen challenges. The British chef is known for his volatile temper. By winning, Machamer becomes senior chef at Ramsay's newest restaurant, Gordon Ramsay at The London West Hollywood in California.

Machamer, 26, graduated from the CIA this past February with an associate degree in culinary arts. She took some time off from her sophomore year at the college to take part in the taping of the show. When she returned to school, she could not tell her classmates about her experiences on the show or how well she did.

Machamer and Petrozza were among 15 chefs selected to compete in the latest season of Hell's Kitchen. Petrozza, a 1983 CIA graduate, is a catering director in Charlotte, NC.

Another Culinary Institute of America graduate, Heather West '03, won season two of Hell's Kitchen. CIA alumni have also had success on other TV cooking competitions: the first three winners of Bravo's Top Chef are graduates, as is the winner of The Next Iron Chef on the Food Network, Michael Symon '90.

Source: The Culinary Institute of America-News

[Impervious1]

Congratulations Christina, you truly deserve it, Ramsay definitely made the right choice this season, good luck and enjoy.