I too thought miguel made the "beef" dish not harold

Loved the show-agree the finale was predictable. Loved the show agree the finale was predictable. Tiffani needs help learning to interact. It seemed like she had some sort of primative reaction toward Dave. Some sort of sibling thing?
Harold was a class act-thought Stephan might have taken a look at himself and realized he appeared pompous. REally liked LeAnn. Hope the next show doesn't lose some of the refreshing qualities of the first.

Didn't Miguel make the beef dish?

The entire show was an anti Tiffany set up. Why, I do not know. Of course we only see what they want us to see ..what is controversal..but at the cost of a PERSON and her/his reputation. Some of the contestants should have been reprimanded for their conduct and the Hosts should get F for professionalism...

Tiffany got the short end of the stick when they decided to have the former chefs as assistants in the final....it would have been more fair to bring in 4 unknowns and see who could get the respect of his/her team.....however, Harold did deserve to win as he had been more consistently superior. Tiffany's lie about the desert was also a tough spot for her as she had to claim ownership....no top chef could do otherwise....dave had to give her ownership of his desert otherwise he was setting her up to look bad. Dave and Stephen were both at their worst last night, no excuse for coming to work drunk/hungover....still, Harold was the clear winner....a good show all around.

It would have been a shock if Harold had not be chosen Top Chef -- just as it would have been a shock if Taylor Hicks lost to McPhever. I love these reality shows, but they are getting easier to predict. Harold had consistently excellent food and won the respect of his peers. Tiffani nearly lost to Leean and Dave on the previous two episodes. She took big chances in the finale -- double the courses -- because she had to risk it. It was the only way to trump Harold. Harold wisely played it safe and made a proven favorite -- the beef two ways -- that overwhelmed the judges. The only dish of Tiffani's that blew the judges away was the dessert....which was Dave's recipe. Clearly, Tiffani's ambition was greater than her skill at this point.

It was also ironic that after losing, she showed more vulnerability and human emotion -- crying about how close she came to realizing a dream -- than she had the entire series. That kind of honesty might have won her a few friends if she'd ever opened up to the others.

I really enjoyed this show. All of the Chefs had a lot of personality. The most important quality of a Boss or Head Chef is that his co-workers respect and want to work hard for them. People skills are important because life is to short to expose yourself day to day with a nasty person. Harolds skills were clear from the begining, each show had the same consistant comment "Harold is clearly more skilled and his food tastes better." Good luck Harold I look forward to eating at your restaurant when it opens!

One thing you didn't mention was that Tiffany claimed she was involved in the creation of the desert, when in fact Dave made it entirely on his own without *any* input from her.

Tiffany clearly lied to the judges about her involvement. Unless they omitted it, she had clearly handed over the desert to Dave to do and she had nothing at all to do with it.

This is the second time she's been caught on tape. The first time was when she admitted to the judges that Miguel should be the one to go a few rounds ago, and when Miguel confronted her -- she denied it.

Also the Judges merely needed to refer to the tapes to see the truth. Tiffany needs to remember she's being taped and we would all know she's a lier.