The judges of the 2017 Next Top Chef examine the presentation of appetizers during the 2017 Next Top Chef competition last Thursday at the Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan. (Kimberly A. Bautista)
The judges of the 2017 Next Top Chef examine the presentation of appetizers during the 2017 Next Top Chef competition last Thursday at the Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan. (Kimberly A. Bautista)
Kagman High School students pose for a picture during the 2017 Next Top Chef Competition last Thursday at the Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan. (Kimberly A. Bautista)
Twelve chefs create unique appetizers during the 2017 Next Top Chef competition last Thursday at the Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan. (Kimberly A. Bautista)
Everest Kitchen’s Laxmi Shrestha explains her final dish to the judges during the 2017 Next Top Chef competition last Thursday at the Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan. (Kimberly A. Bautista)
Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan’s Vicente Montoya, second from left, poses for a photo after being awarded third place during the 2017 Next Top Chef competition last Thursday at the Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan. (Kimberly A. Bautista)
Kensington Resort Saipan’s Joon Su Park, center, poses for a photo after being awarded second place at the 2017 Next Top Chef competition last Thursday at the Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan. (Kimberly A. Bautista)
Everest Kitchen’s Laxmi Shrestha is awarded the title of 2017 Next Top Chef during the 2017 Next Top Chef competition last Thursday at the Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan. (Kimberly A. Bautista)
2017 Next Top Chef Laxmi Shrestha poses for a photo with the Top Chef committee during the 2017 Next Top Chef competition last Thursday at the Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan. (Kimberly A. Bautista)