In the season finale of "Top Chef: Chicago," the fourth season of the show which aired back in 2008, the finalists were tasked with making a four-course meal to serve as one of the finest meals of their lives, which would, ostensibly, cinch the win for them.
For her main dish, finalist Stephanie Izard made a lamb course with mushrooms, pistachios and a blackberry and olive tapenade; I remember being utterly fascinated by the combination of colors and flavors.
