Hung Huynh Named Top Chef

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On the finale of Top Chef last night, the remaining three contestants were told by chef Tom Colicchio to make "the best meal you've ever cooked in your entire life."

And Hung Huynh delivered!

"I'm so excited! I worked so hard to get here and to prove myself. I'm speechless," Hung told host Padma Lakshmi after finding out he'd bested fan-favorite Casey Thompson, 29, of Dallas, and Chicago's Dale Levitski, 33.

The three are pictured here:

Hung Huyn

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