Top Chef Winner Kelsey Barnard Clark DUI Arrest Following Alabama Mailbox Crash
Top Chef Season 16 winner Kelsey Barnard Clark was arrested for DUI in Alabama after hitting a mailbox with her two children in the car. Read the full details.
A celebrated culinary star is facing legal trouble. Kelsey Barnard Clark, the winner of Top Chef Season 16, was arrested on a DUI charge in Dothan, Alabama, following a vehicle accident.
Kelsey Barnard Clark DUI Arrest and Incident Details
According to reports from Entertainment Weekly, the incident occurred on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Police responded to a call after a vehicle struck a mailbox. Clark was subsequently booked into the Dothan City Jail after failing field sobriety tests at the scene. Perhaps most concerning is the report from local outlet WBRC that Clark's two children were in the car during the crash. Fortunately, no injuries were reported for Clark or her children.
From Culinary Success to Legal Contradictions
Clark, who took home the title in 2019, has been a prominent figure in the food world, publishing cookbooks like 'Southern Grit' and appearing as a judge on Netflix's 'Next Gen Chef.' Ironically, just a day before her arrest, she posted a sarcastic video mocking people who claim to be 'basically a chef' because they cook for themselves, even joking about being 'basically an Uber driver' because she drives her kids around. This social media post has now come under intense scrutiny following the news of the DUI.
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