Spoilers be damned, my dear Fabio finally felt the axe last night on Top Chef. It had to come some time, considering only one person can win and as much as I love Fabs, he is not the best chef on the show. In fact, I felt it coming last night. I don’t know how or why, but I could just tell it was going to be Fabio’s time to go. When it came down to him and Stefan, the decision was clear. I can’t be angry, though, he did make it to the second to last episode. So, instead of dwelling on his loss, I’d like to celebrate the time we had together on Bravo.

Italian Fabio was the life of the show with his easy charm and constant mispronunciations. He single handedly won the Restaurant Wars challenge for his team by glossing over the inferior food with his smiles, jokes and wisely played up accent.

A big part of his charm was his lightheartedness. When Stefan was being arrogant or Hosea was whining like a little girl about Stefan being arrogant, Fabio was there with a quip. I’ll never forget that time when Fabio said what we were all thinking when Jamie made her bazillionth scallop on the show. “What is this, Top Scallop?” Fabio so ingeniously asked. Those words will live on with me for years to come.

While we’re at it, I suppose I should mention his cooking. From the comfort of my couch, it seemed pretty good. He was creative, hard-working and boy did he love his Italian food. Sometimes he missed the mark, but overall he was talented enough. He certainly surpassed that dreadfully dull Leah or Ms. Bangsy McBangs.

Fabio, I will miss your wit, your laugh and your flamboyant bromance with Stefan. I wish you the best of luck in all your cooking and mohawked adventures. Food Network, if you’re reading this, get this guy a show. In the meantime ladies, let us just remember him fondly and ogle his pictures frequently.

Oh, and Go Carla!

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