'The Taste' Season 3 Winner Revealed (VIDEO)

The winner of The Taste Season 3 was revealed tonight on ABC. Five cooks were trimmed to a final three who competed for $100,000 and their own series on ABC.com. Who won The Taste?

Top 5:

Eric LeBlanc - Team Anthony Bourdain Benjamin Burke - Team Ludo Lefebvre Jen Royle - Team Ludo Lefebvre Gabe Kennedy - Team Marcus Samuelsson Tristen Epps - Team Marcus Samuelsson

For the first challenge, Jen Royle was eliminated.

For the second challenge, Eric LeBlance was eliminated. (And so was Team Anthony Bourdain).

The Taste Finale

"Three Perfect Courses" was the theme.

All three remaining cooks were a nervous wreck during the two hours of cooking. Benjamin burned his chickpeas and had to use pinenuts instead. Tristen cooked many of his dishes twice after making some mistakes. Gabe cut his finger at the beginning of the challenge while chucking oysters.

Results

Third Place is: Tristen Epps

As a consolation, Chef Marcus invited Tristen to go to New York City to join his team!

https://twitter.com/TheTasteABC/status/558458412707483649

Second Place is: Benjamin Burke

And the winner of The Taste is... Gabe Kennedy!

Congratulations!

Gabe was truly the best cook of the season, probably of the last three seasons combined. So many gold stars on his apron.

He won $100,000 and his own series on ABC.com

https://twitter.com/Nigella_Lawson/status/558459348301918208

https://twitter.com/ForeverUnLtd/status/558461936296525824

https://twitter.com/MarcusCooks/status/558462449620647936