BUT
BUT SHE
BUT SHE COULD NOT BE MORE DOWN TO 4@EARTH. >> SOME PEOPLE SEE COLORS.
SOME SEE SIGHTS.
I SEE IMPROVED.
>> Reporter: 4@IT IS FAIR TO SA
STEPHANIE 4@SMAR'S WORLD REVOLV
AROUND COOKING.
>> IT IS THERAPEUTIC.
IT IS INVIGORATING.
IT REALLY MAKES ME HAPPY.
>> Reporter: IT IS ALSO HER
BREAD AND BUTTER.
>> I GUESS WHEN YOU NEED IN A
JOB.
>> Reporter: 4@SHE HAS WORK THE
AT SEVERAL RESTAURANTS,
INCLUDING SOME OF THE FINEST 4@
BOSTON.
BUT FOR THE PAST 4@SEVERAL YEAR
SHE'S BEEN A PRIVATE CH4@EF.
>> I'VE BEEN 4@ABLE TO KEEP MY
BUSINESS AFLOAT BY PEOP4@LE THA
ARE STILL LOOKING TO EAT
WITHOUT HAVING 4@TO LEAVE 4@THE
BUSINESS AFLOAT BY PEOP4@LE THA ARE STILL LOOKING TO EAT WITHOUT HAVING 4@TO LEAVE 4@THE@
HOUSE.
>> Reporter: PANDEMIC HAS
SMOOTHERRED THE SMOOTHERED THE
RESTAURANT 4@INDUSTRY, STEPHANI
HAS BEEN BUSY.
SHE HAS BEST KNOWN FOR
COMPLETING ON THE SHOW 4@TOP
CHEF.
>> THIS IS FAR OUT OF MY
COMFORT ZONE.
>> I 4@WATCHED THE 4@SHOW.
BUT YOU NEVER THINK, LIKE, I'LL
SEND IN AN 4@APPLICATION.
I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD GO
THROUGH.
>> Reporter: THE FIRST
APPEARANCE ON TOP CHEF CAME IN
SEASON 10.
>> I WAS VERY, VERY YOUNG AND
EXPERIENCED AND YOUNG IN AGE.
I 4@WAS LIKE 25.
>> Reporter: 4@WHEN ASKED IF SH
WOULD RETURN FOR SEASON 4@11 IN
NEW ORLEANS, STEPHANIE POLITELY
DECLINED.
>> MY MOM IS LIKE MY BIGGEST
CHEERLEADER AND SHE WAS LIKE 4@
TELL THEM YOU'RE GOING TO DO 4@
IT.
I ALWAYS HAD THE MENTALITY, IF @
YOU GET ELIMINATED, IT IS OVER.
SO THAT PROMPTED ME AND 4@PUSHE
ME HARDER TO NOT GET
ELIMINATED.
BUT WHEN I 4@GOT ELIMINATED, I
GOT ELIMINATED FOR SOMEONE
ELSE'S FOOD, I 4@WAS FLYING HIG
>> Reporter: SHE FINISHED 17.
AND IT WAS HER THIRD 4@SEASON O
THE SHOW.
>> I GOT THERE AND SAW WHO WAS
WITH US.
IT IS ALL SECRET.
I DIDN'T KNOW KAREN, A GOOD 4@
FRIEND OF 4@MINE WAS GOING TO B
THERE.
I OWN 4@THEIR COOKBOOKS.
I WAS LIKE MY GOODNESS.
I'M IN SO FAR IN OVER MY HEAD.
>> Reporter: BEING SEEN AS 4@AN
UNDERDOG DID NOT STOP HER FROM @
BEATING 12 OTHER CHEFS.
>> I MADE BEAUTIFUL
FRIENDSHIPS, BEAUTIFUL FOOD AND
BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES.
>> Reporter: 4@A PERFECT WAY TO
CLOSE THE TOP CHEF4@ CHAPTER OF
HER LIFE.
>> I HAD BEEN IN THE 4@MIDDLE,
AND THE FINALS.
>> Reporter: SINCE 4@THEN,
STEPHANIE MOVED TO A SMALLER
SCREEN.
>> THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN
AGAIN TODAY.
>> Reporter: LAST YEAR STUCK IN
>> THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN AGAIN TODAY. >> Reporter: LAST YEAR STUCK IN@
HER TINY BOXED IN KITCHEN AND
WITH HER WORK SLOWING DOWN, SHE
STARTED AN INSTAGRAM COOKING
SHOW.
>> MY MOM AND DAD ARE KIND OF
PROPER, DON'T USE A 4@SWEAR WOR
IN THE TITLE.
I WAS LIKE IT 4@IS ACCESSIBLE.
I SAID PEOPLE 4@LIKE 4@4@TO SWE
WE SWEAR BEHIND YOUR BACK 4@BAC
>> Reporter: 4@SHE WAS NAMED 20
BREAKOUT INSTAGRAMING STAR.
SHE'S BRINGING IT BACK FROM HER
NEW HOME IN YORK.
>> 4@WE WERE LIVING IN 4@THE SO
END, 600 4@SQUARE, OLD BROWN
STONE, FALLING APART.
SO WE WERE ON 4@TOP OF EACH
OTHER.
WE FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS
BEAUTIFUL 4@4@-- COMPARED 4@T
APARTMENT IT IS A PALACE.
WE GOT A DOG.
WE WENT FROM CITY SLICKERS TO
LIKE ACTUAL HOMEBODIES REALLY 4@
FAST.
BUT WE'RE LOVING IT.
>> Reporter: 4@STEPHANIE ENJOYS
CALLING MAINE HOME.
>> THE PEOPLE 4@ARE SO KIND EVE
BEHIND THE MASKS WHERE YOU
CANNOT SEE A SMILE.
PEOPLE ARE 4@VERY, VERY FRIENDL
AND LOOK FORWARD TO ADDING HER
OWN SPICE TO THE STATE.
>> 4@WE'RE FIGURING OUT THE INS
AND OUTS AND WHAT MAY BE THIS
IS MISSING AND WHAT THEY NEED.
IS 4@THERE A NICHE THAT WE CAN
FILL.
>> Reporter: NO MATTER 4@WHAT S
LANDS ON, IT IS BOUND TO 4@
INVOLVE SOME YUMMY FOOD.
>> I HAVE NEVER LOVED ANYTHING
AS MUCH AS I LOVE COOKING.
>> A LOT OF HER CLIENTS ARE
STILL IN BOSTON.
BUT SHE'S LOOKING