Behold the Hottest Chef 2012 Final: Gourdet v. Paredes

And now, the moment you've all been waiting for... after two weeks and 40 valiant contenders, we've reached the final round of Eater PDX's Hottest Chef competition, a battle of the sexes match-up between Greg Gourdet (Departure) and Mika Paredes (Beast). The winner, as we may have mentioned, will go on to represent Portland in Eater's national "Hottest Chef" competition, which kicks off next week. Voting in this highly illustrious final begins now and ends tomorrow at 10am. May the hottest chef win!

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Image of Greg Gourdet by Dina Avila; image of Mika Paredes by Alicia J. Rose