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5 hours ago, UTPhil2006 said:

If you can watch live on Sunday you haven't missed much. Still a lot of bracket left and it doesn't get good good til the elite 8 or so 

Thanks.  It's just when I go into Youtube TV, I see 4 episodes that I've already watched.  I assume those are the prelims?  Frustrating.  

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Wtf did Kaleena bliss blow to continue to get on these shows?

Anything more predictable than Casey Thompson losing?  She seems to always lose, bad juju or just lack of a swagger.  And Kevin Lee seems like he's on the rise.  Casey is the just past her prime hottie with a great rack

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On 3/13/2025 at 12:39 PM, DixonHur said:

Simon Majumdar currently has the best gig on TV.  

His whole job appears to be sitting outside with the judges and drinking champagne

He’s undergoing cancer treatment.  Guy found something for him to do. 

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Hated to see Amanda Freitag lose, especially to fucking carlos Anthony.  She really fucked up trying to cook a two inch thick cut of country style “ribs” like a steak.  
 

glad to see Nini Nguyen take down the annoying Claudette Zelda, and Sara Bradley beat Talde.  
 

did not want Tobias to lose but he seemed a bit rusty recovering from his gunshot wounds.  He’s blessed to even be alive.

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3 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said:

Hated to see Amanda Freitag lose, especially to fucking carlos Anthony.  She really fucked up trying to cook a two inch thick cut of country style “ribs” like a steak.  
 

glad to see Nini Nguyen take down the annoying Claudette Zelda, and Sara Bradley beat Talde.  
 

did not want Tobias to lose but he seemed a bit rusty recovering from his gunshot wounds.  He’s blessed to even be alive.

Both Amanda and Tobias committed a cardinal sin of TOC - they went safe/simple.

Also agree on Carlos, I fucking hate that guy 

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Tobias just seemed rusty from being out of sight since he was shot.  Show said nothing but let him choose his story.  
 

amanda got frazzled as she can do.  She is either brilliant or a hot mess.  She took a literal read from the randomizer instead of coming up with an interpretation from it.  That’s a nasty piece of meat unless braised low and slow.  She’s always been one of my favs since early days of FN.

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22 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

glad to see Nini Nguyen take down the annoying Claudette Zelda

I like Claudette bc on everything I’ve seen her cook on, I would devour her food. But I am very partial to authentic Mexican cuisine 

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23 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

You can catch up on max or discovery+ without fucking commercials.  
 

 

So I am a dipshit. I thought episode 1 + 2 were qualifiers cuz the app said I’d already watched

 

 

More thoughts:

 

Really worn down by them showing the chefs watching the judges.  Same thing over and over again

 

Tim Love is a poor sport

Chris Oh is probably my least favorite contestant    Cringe 

 

Tobias is overrated and his disgruntled disposition disgruntled me

Top Chef Canada seems to be producing better food

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I’m glad they did away with regions.  I believe they should drop the seeds and go totally random fill.  The seeds are now so arbitrary based on Guy’s relationships.  A few missing that should be here like Daniel Lee, either Voltaggio.  It’s like they’ve set it up for Jet Li.
 

the show is getting some old chefs who haven’t competed in a while or maybe never have.  Make them judges like they do Eric Ripert, Charlie Palmer, Waxman.  Ban Alex guarneschli from the studio; she is just insufferable.  

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3 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

I’m glad they did away with regions.  I believe they should drop the seeds and go totally random fill.  The seeds are now so arbitrary based on Guy’s relationships.  A few missing that should be here like Daniel Lee, either Voltaggio.  It’s like they’ve set it up for Jet Li.
 

the show is getting some old chefs who haven’t competed in a while or maybe never have.  Make them judges like they do Eric Ripert, Charlie Palmer, Waxman.  Ban Alex guarneschli from the studio; she is just insufferable.  

Agree.  Some of the 1 seeds are head scratchers. 
 

 

Posted
3 minutes ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

Agree.  Some of the 1 seeds are head scratchers. 
 

 

Are they?

Antonia - SF, QF, first round exit, first round exit, runner up
Jet - QF, SF, SF, SF, SF
Britt - SF, SF
Tobias - SF, second round exit, QF

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On 3/27/2025 at 1:30 PM, Js1 said:

Are they?

Antonia - SF, QF, first round exit, first round exit, runner up
Jet - QF, SF, SF, SF, SF
Britt - SF, SF
Tobias - SF, second round exit, QF

I don’t think ToC should overshadow top Chef and Iron Chefs.  But it’s all dependent on Guy.  He’s intent on laying a path for these 4 by pulling the past champs out, and no voltaggios.  They are the buffalo bills of this show.  
 

it’s why I’d prefer seeds by draw.  Pull a bingo ball out of a bag.  
 

so Tiffany Derry is leaving Flay’s Triple Threat, and Flay and Brooke have announced they are a couple.  Bet that makes Giada’s blood boil.  

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Jet and Tobias gone.  So 2  one seeds gone.
 

 That must have been one fucking incredible burger Sisto made.  

I guess I’m rooting for nene, Sara, and Kaleena.  

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4 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

Jet and Tobias gone.  So 2  one seeds gone.
 

 That must have been one fucking incredible burger Sisto made.  

I guess I’m rooting for nene, Sara, and Kaleena.  

Kaleema was the one that dramatically quit top chef right?  Pass.  
 

im glad Britt won her first round matchup over Chris oh.  Guy seemed to be on drugs and was arrogant to her

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On 4/1/2025 at 5:30 AM, Im_smarter_then_you said:

Kaleema was the one that dramatically quit top chef right?  Pass.  
 

im glad Britt won her first round matchup over Chris oh.  Guy seemed to be on drugs and was arrogant to her

She was the quitter?  Well fuck that.  Leeann, Sara, Nene.  
 

nene is hot when she dresses for it. 

Posted
On 3/30/2025 at 8:48 PM, Js1 said:

A woman is absolutely winning this again lol 

Yep, all female final four haha 

Posted
5 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

Should I be watching this?  I’m a top chef super fan, but have never gotten into the tournament style stuff. 

Yes.    Some great cooking and drama

 

 

 

Sara has been crushing it   Britt vs Antonia will be great   Feels like it’s Antonia’s time

 

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10 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

Should I be watching this?  I’m a top chef super fan, but have never gotten into the tournament style stuff. 

It’s great high pressure cooking without some of Top Chef’s silly team challenges and contrived events based on the sponsorships.  
Pure cooking. Single elimination.  Both cooking same basics.  
 

the key differentiator to me is the blind judging by a generally top roster of rotating judges. 
 

it gets better talent as well because it is filmed quickly vs the slog of Top Chef’s long season to film.  That show has to fit your job and life circumstances to participate.  
 

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2 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

It’s great high pressure cooking without some of Top Chef’s silly team challenges and contrived events based on the sponsorships.  
Pure cooking. Single elimination.  Both cooking same basics.  
 

the key differentiator to me is the blind judging by a generally top roster of rotating judges. 
 

it gets better talent as well because it is filmed quickly vs the slog of Top Chef’s long season to film.  That show has to fit your job and life circumstances to participate.  
 

Small complaint but it seems as if each category of the randomizer only has three choices?

 

 

trying to figure out if Sara is bangable.  She’s a great chef

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On 4/14/2025 at 10:41 PM, Texzilla58 said:

another season of cringey near racist nicknames by Guy.  Give up the Chris Berman schtick

It’s been confirmed by most of the chefs that they pick their nicknames or came into the show with established nicknames. Most, not all 

Posted
19 hours ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

Small complaint but it seems as if each category of the randomizer only has three choices?

 

 

trying to figure out if Sara is bangable.  She’s a great chef

the randomizer used to have a reel for time then they went to standard times per round.  They replaced it with the wild card.  I would like them to reevaluate these.  The equipment category is the one that I think needs work as it’s often a non issue for a chef but then becomes very weird how that might be interpreted by judges.  I think there are five things per wheel, items selected are replaced every battle. 
 

sara has lost a lot of weight since she was on Top Chef.  She is not going to get glammed up to cook like a Giada. I believe had TC had blind judging she would have won one of her seasons.  She is a bad ass chef that has been limited in exposure by being in Paducah, KY.  

A buddy was in Evanston IN and detoured to Paducah to eat at her place for dinner.  He got there as a walkin was sitting at the bar and decided seeing the food and bourbon flights that he went and checked into a hotel and returned. He said it was one of the best meals he’d had in years.

https://www.freighthousefood.com/

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I thought the randomizer was set up with some goofy shit like that blue chicken and color.  
the champ judges didn’t seem receptive to Martha Stewart.  She’s a business woman, not a chef.  
Brooke needs to eat a sandwich but Bobby flay likes em skinny as a rail.  Mahneet looks a lot better than last season as she put some weight back on.  Mai Showing off the girls last night.  
 

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Martha was an awful judge. All name, no substance.

Glad Antonia won. She can retire from TOC now. Got her redemption story. 

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I guess it will be rigged for Jet Li next year.  
 

Martha looked like she’d been tokin up with Snoop before coming out.  
 

I really wanted Sara or Lee Ann to win.  

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