GONYEA: And again, this is - I mean, you're making decisions on the fly… There's a lot of tweaking I would do about the finale. I mean, a lot of times you'll do something and you can always tweak later. You know, would I do things differently? Yes. I enjoyed working with Casey, and I think we had a good time. I relived looking at some of my mistakes and remembering some of the good things. GONYEA: What was it like to watch yourself come in third in the show last night? So, you're not in here the morning after (unintelligible). GONYEA: So, the finale actually happened long before it aired. You can also cook up an email and send it to Carla Hall, welcome to Talk of the Nation and congratulations on making it to the last show and making it as far as you did.

We'll hear more about that in a moment, but if you want to talk to Carla Hall, the phone number is 80. That title went to her competitor, Hosea Rosenberg. Unfortunately, she was not crowned Top Chef. Sixty-five percent thought she should win.

Jacques Pepin, the famous French chef, said, he could 'die happy' - that's a quote - he could die happy after eating her fresh peas. (Laughing) If you're a fan, you know what hootie means and you know that for the past several weeks, she's been wowing the judges with her food 'cooked with love,' as she puts it. CARLA HALL (Finalist, 'Top Chef'): Hootie!

My guest in studio is 'Top Chef' finalist Carla Hall. If you didn't catch last night's finale on TV, we are about to blow the surprise. Now, 'Top Chef.' And here's the spoiler alert.

Cooking with love by carla hall