Top Chef

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  1. bwi2

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    Just finished up the season. Wish Demarr had not lost his fastball at the end of the season but can’t quibble with the last three and obviously Buddha was a machine.
     
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  5. steamengine

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    Donate to your local food bank, assholes

     
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  6. poor paul

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    Oh my this looks good for season 20
     
  7. Fran Tarkenton

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    yea that looks awesome
     
  8. Fran Tarkenton

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    Meet the 16 esteemed chefs who will face off this season:


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    Samuel Albert, Winner, Top Chef France, Season 10
    For the executive chef and owner of Les Petits Prés in Angers, France, cooking is deeply personal. The Order of the Belgian Crown recipient runs his restaurant in his family's home, out of the kitchen where he first put his skills to the test (and took his first steps!).


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    Luciana Berry, Winner, Top Chef Brazil, Season 2
    Owner of private catering company, Catering on the Hill, the Brazil-native now lives in London. There, she shares her love of Brazilian cuisine as an Ambassador of Brazilian cuisine in Europe.


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    Sara Bradley, Finalist, Top Chef Kentucky, Season 16
    A Kentucky-native, Bradley owns Freight House, a restaurant and bourbon bar in her hometown of Paducah. Through cooking, she celebrates her father's Appalachian background and her mother's Jewish heritage.


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    Dawn Burrell, Finalist, Top Chef Portland, Season 18
    Not only is Burrell a Top Chef finalist, but she's also a former Olympian. After competing on USA's Track & Field team in the 2000 Summer Olympics, she fell in love with food through her travels.


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    Ali Ghzawi, Winner, Top Chef Middle East & North Africa, Season 3: Lebanon
    As chef and owner of Alee in Jordan, Ghzawi is known for turning simple ingredients into gourmet dishes.


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    Tom Goetter, Finalist, Top Chef Germany, Season 1
    After working in an array of kitchens, including Michelin-starred restaurants, Goetter is now the director of food and beverage for all Scenic Ocean Vessels.


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    Nicole Gomes, Winner, Top Chef Canada, Season 5: All-Stars
    The chef, co-founder and owner at Cluck 'N' Cleaver in Calgary, Canada, Gomes keeps her professional work in the family, running the chicken joint alongside her sister. She made Top Chef history as the first woman to be crowned Top Chef Canada champion.


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    Victoire Gouloubi, Finalist, Top Chef Italy, Season 2
    Hailing from the Republic of the Congo, Gouloubi initially moved to Italy to study law — until she discovered her love of cooking. As a private chef who has worked alongside Michelin-starred chefs, Gouloubi is also the creator and host of Sky TV's Il Tocco di Victoire and LaMia Africa.


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    Charbel Hayek, Winner, Top Chef Middle East & North Africa, Season 5: Saudi Arabia
    Hayek first found his passion for the culinary arts while growing up in Beirut, Lebanon. Now a private chef in Lake Worth, Florida, he describes his creations as "new American" with French and Lebanese influence.


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    Buddha Lo, Winner, Top Chef Houston, Season 19
    Lo — the most recent winner of Top Chef — is the executive chef of Huso at Marky's Caviar in New York City. The Australian native's affinity for being in the kitchen comes from his parents: he cooked in their restaurant starting when he was 12. "I'm hoping to get three Michelin stars one day," he told PEOPLE in September. "Everything starts with a goal, right?"


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    Dale MacKay, Winner, Top Chef Canada, Season 1
    MacKay has worked in the kitchens of Gordon Ramsay and Daniel Boulud, and now runs five of his own eateries under the Grassroots Restaurant Group.


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    May Phattanant Thongthong, Finalist, Top Chef Thailand, Season 1
    Thongthong is the executive chef and co-partner of MAZE Dining. Named after her non-linear career path, the spot was voted one of the top 20 Bangkok restaurants by W magazine in 2020 and 2021.


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    Begoña Rodrigo, Winner, Top Chef Spain, Season 1
    Rodrigo is the executive chef and owner of La Salita, a restaurant with one Michelin star in Valencia, Spain.


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    Gabriel Rodriguez, Winner, Top Chef Mexico, Season 2
    Now a private chef in Madrid, Rodriguez truly worked his way to the top of the culinary field — first starting as a dishwasher at the esteemed Pujol restaurant in Mexico City.


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    Amar Santana, Finalist, Top Chef California, Season 13
    After immigrating to the U.S. from in the Dominican Republic, Santana started his career in food at age 16. He is now the executive chef and owner at the Broadway By Amar Santana restaurants in California.


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    Sylwia Stachyra, Winner, Top Chef Poland, Season 7
    Born and raised in Poland, the seasoned chef trained in Ramsay's Savoy Grill before later going on to win Top Chef Poland. She now helms her own cooking school and consultancy called CookShe.


    Top Chef World All Stars premieres on Bravo on March 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
     
  9. bwi2

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    Is it too late to replace Sara with someone who doesn’t suck? Other than that, can’t wait.
     
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  10. Gin Buckets

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    Buddha and Dawn are solid, but overall I'm pretty underwhelmed by the US All Stars.

    Give me Melissa King. Give me Shota Nakajima. Give me Gregory Gourdet. Give me Brooke Williamson.
     
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  11. Fran Tarkenton

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    just watched the full video and I love the restaurant they are at at the top of Saint Pancras; its one of my favorite quiet spots in the city.

    cant wait for the finale in Paris.
     
  12. Fran Tarkenton

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    Also hope they do something Fergus Henderson at either St John or St John Bread and Wine

    going to be a lot of Indian food for Padma this szn too
     
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  14. steamengine

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    Can’t remember if I posted it but ate dinner next to Dawn a few weeks ago where we were the only two tables on the patio and she was very sweet. I guess this explains why her new project keeps getting delayed.
     
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  15. poor paul

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    bump

    gametime tonight
     
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  16. laxjoe

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    I’d advise not serving judges the intestinal tract of shellfish. But that’s just my :twocents:
     
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  17. poor paul

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    I thought the Mexican chef was going home, but yeah, that is a big fuck up.
     
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  18. Mix

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    Talent level is absurd. Be amazing to be a judge this season.
     
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  19. Fran Tarkenton

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    yea this season looks awesome. Pumped to see all the international chefs.

    love Kew Gardens. Fantastic neighborhood beside where Ted Lasso is filmed.
     
  20. poor paul

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    Padma says on a judging day they expect to eat up to 8,000 calories.
     
  21. bro

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    Dawn is so annoying
     
  22. bwi2

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    terrible opinion
     
  23. Fran Tarkenton

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    last chance kitchen surprised me
     
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  24. Upton^2

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    Seems kind of unfair to have the American judges judge American v international. As the French chef said he’s not used to making food so salty haha
     
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  25. poor paul

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    Buddha is so fucking good he can save his teammate.
     
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  26. Upton^2

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    Dale sucked. He was extremely unlikeable and I felt bad for Mae. Have yet to watch last chance but hope she beats him
     
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  27. laxjoe

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    Feel like both of them were to blame on that one. Choosing scotch egg with the first pick was not smart. And then saying “let’s just do a good scotch egg” was not going to get a win and set them up to lose
     
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  28. Upton^2

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    She didn’t want to do the scotch egg at all he basically forced her into it
     
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  29. laxjoe

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    I remember it the exact opposite

    edit. Yeah I went back and rewatched. he wanted to do fish and chips she chose scotch egg. He even said “Mae felt stronger about the scotch egg” and then she explained why she wanted to do it
     
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  30. bro

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    Glad she got eliminated early
     
  31. Upton^2

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    Rewatched it myself. I messed up the choice, but he absolutely pushed her to just do a “normal, good” scotch egg. Either way glad he got eliminated and sad he took Mae out with him
     
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  32. Upton^2

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    I like Dawn but she seemed completely checked out for this season
     
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  33. bro

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    her constantly forgetting to plate things in her season drove me insane. then she became a guest judge. then she came onto this season and finished in the bottom 3 in back to back weeks.

    she just isn't a great competitor, despite making some obviously excellent food at times.
     
  34. Upton^2

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    Foam with a poached egg was definitely a choice last night
     
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    Also I have a new way to pronounce shallots
     
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  36. steamengine

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    If I were to rank my top six going into this latest episode it would’ve been the six who faced off in the second leg of the relegation battle. Pretty wild level of competition so far.
     
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  37. IvanTheTerrible

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    I can't stand how she constantly was late with her dishes.

    She seems to really hate being a part of LCK audience (which doesn't seem like a bad gig to me).
     
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  38. bro

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    Padma is looking amazing


    I hate the small kitchen challenges
     
  39. Kirk Fogg

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    Victoire is having a really strong showing so far
     
  40. Mix

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    Rooting for her to win.
     
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  41. poor paul

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    Buddha still my guy, but she would be #2 for me.
     
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  42. Mix

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    I like Buddha but found him very off putting this episode. Like he didn't think he deserves any criticism.
     
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    Thought she might get sent home first episode for her Al dente risotto
     
  44. IvanTheTerrible

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    Dude has never taken criticism very well.

    I really want either Ali or Victoire to win it all as of now.
     
  45. IvanTheTerrible

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    I'm trying to understand her Paul Revere outfit
     
  46. laxjoe

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    Damn that was a heck of a last chance kitchen as well
     
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  47. bwi2

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    obviously he’s exceptional as a chef but everything he makes comes off as pretentious and/or needlessly exhausting
     
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  48. Fran Tarkenton

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    cant deny buddha's excellence but his approach to the competition sucks the life out of it at times

    Tom finally got fed up with how robotic and scripted he is coming into the season rather than cooking from the heart
     
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  49. poor paul

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    Haters
     
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