coming up next, marjorie bradley may not be a household name yet but this rising d.c. chef is cooking on the national stage as a contestant on "top chef." the competition is fierce but she's ready for the fight. >> i did a lamb -- >> this chef knows that you have to find your voice to be heard. this is particularly true for a woman in an industry dominated by men who often are just louder. >> you do have to kind of speak up and talk to people about what you're doing. and you know, otherwise nobody is really going to know, especially in a city like d.c. >> she's gained recognition as a national chef. but she's a chef who prefers to work behind the scenes and the last thing she expects was to face the glare of a come ra as the contestant on bravo's "top chef". >> i hate the camera. but you get so focused on what you're doing, you don't realize. >> what she did realize is she had to believe in herself even more to take on the show's challenges and grow as a chef. >> when you're in that competition, it's really fast and you have to go with your gut instincts. >> her top ch

marjorie, meet bradley may not be a household name yet, but this rising d.c. cooking on the national stage as a contestant on "top chef." the competition is fierce, but she is ready for the fight and she let me in on what it takes to make the cut. >> i did a lamb tartar. >> you have to find your voice to be heard. she says this is particularly true for a woman in an industry dominated by men who often are just louder. >> you do have to kind of speak up and talk to people about what you're doing because otherwise no one will notice e special look in a city like d.c. she's a chef who prefers to work behind the scenes. and the last thing she expected was to face the glare of the camera as a contestant on bravo's "top chef," but you do forget, eventually. you get so focused on what you're doing you don't even realize. >> what she did realize is she has to believe in herself even more to take on the show's challenges and grow as a chef. >> when you're in that kind of a competition it's really, really, you know, fast and you just have to go with your gut instinct, a