[9] Following her time with the Lions, Lin was part of the opening team for chef Michael Symon's Roast in Downtown Detroit, before working at Wolfgang Puck's Las Vegas location of Spago.
[10] Following her tenure at Spago, Lin joined the opening team for Top Chef Michael Voltaggio's ink.
In the series finale, filmed on-location in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, Lin faced off against challenger Gregory Gourdet.
Lin's fourth course, strawberry lime curd with toasted yogurt, milk crumble and yogurt-lime ice, was particularly noteworthy.
[17] Lin's four dishes that garnered 90 points or greater from the judges represented four of the top six scores in the competition.