Will you be watching this new season of cheftestants?
It's in Canada this season, which seems a bit broad considering the size of that nation. I guess we'll see what New Canadian cuisine is.
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Will you be watching this new season of cheftestants?
It's in Canada this season, which seems a bit broad considering the size of that nation. I guess we'll see what New Canadian cuisine is.
by Anonymous | reply 111 | May 6, 2025 8:35 PM |
What happened with Mossimo while he was presenting his dish? Was he unzipped and his dick came out? Did he get an erection? That was a curious unexplained moment.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | March 14, 2025 10:06 PM |
He was just loud. Took everyone by surprise.
I realize it's early, but seems like there might be some good talent this season. Maybe a little light on eye candy.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | March 15, 2025 12:51 PM |
This thread may be a non-starter, but just in case it takes off, I'll add that I just watched LCK and found it hilarious that Mimi LaButch was so aggressively anti-eggplant. She knew what she was saying; made me like her more.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | March 17, 2025 3:24 PM |
Mimi LaButch was like a Paula Pell character, or Melissa McCarthy from Bridesmaids. “My partner took all the pots and pans!”
by Anonymous | reply 4 | March 17, 2025 3:26 PM |
Canada is too big and varied a location. Top Chief usually focuses on a single city. Then they did Wisconsin. Now an entire nation? What’s next—Top Chef Europe?
by Anonymous | reply 5 | March 17, 2025 3:32 PM |
R5, it started with Top Chef: Texas, in which they graveled to several cities in the state. That was the season than many would like to forget, because of the outright bullying and despicable behavior of fat Heather and fat Sarah.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | March 17, 2025 3:37 PM |
r4 Mimi was hilariously inept during the main challenge & her pork looked grey and disgusting. Fantastic casting for reality TV. Last Chance Kitchen was also pretty entertaining, link below. The new guy is quite handsome.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | March 17, 2025 4:28 PM |
Poutine?
Tourtiere?
Smoked meat?
by Anonymous | reply 8 | March 17, 2025 4:32 PM |
Hoping for Nainamo Bars!
Agreed with R2: Very short on the eye candy this season. Yes, I realize it's cooking show, not a beauty pageant.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | March 17, 2025 5:22 PM |
This seems like a pretty strong group. Bailey was obvious filler casting but, overall, there seem to be fewer chefs who are clearly out of their depth.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | March 21, 2025 8:03 PM |
Russian woman: I will make traditional Russian dish. Repeat every week.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | March 22, 2025 12:30 AM |
Is that Vernon Wang in the middle, OP?
by Anonymous | reply 12 | March 22, 2025 12:44 AM |
R11, I have to say, I was intrigued by her pine cone jelly.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | March 22, 2025 2:27 AM |
Kristen Kish is gorgeous, I marvel at her beauty every time I see her (and I’m a gay man).
Plus she seems to be owning her place on the show this season, appears more relaxed and confident.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | March 22, 2025 2:35 AM |
I find Master Chef more entertaining than Top Chef.
Master Chef Canada has more interesting judges and contestants.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | March 22, 2025 2:43 AM |
R14, I love that Kristen isn't trying to be Padma V 2.0.
She is bringing her own personality and vibe to the show and it all feels so seamless.
by Anonymous | reply 16 | March 22, 2025 4:59 AM |
At this point I could do without Tom and Gail.
by Anonymous | reply 17 | March 23, 2025 5:10 AM |
Relieved Massimo didn't go; he's as close as we get to eye candy this season. (I know!)
There seem to be quite a few really strong chefs this season, and I'm enjoying how they all have each others' backs in the kitchen. The show got so much better in my eyes once they stopped trying to create villain story lines after the first few seasons. (Yes, there have been villains since, but less obviously of production's making.)
by Anonymous | reply 18 | March 28, 2025 6:02 PM |
Kristen Kish really shines during judges' table. She very effectively communicates what works/what doesn't and why.
by Anonymous | reply 20 | March 28, 2025 8:57 PM |
All American contestants have $200 to spend at Wholefoods, including a 50% tariff.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | March 28, 2025 9:17 PM |
Well, at least we know that Massimo rarely has performance issues.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | March 30, 2025 11:03 PM |
Have you noticed that when they call out the top 3 favorites they always make a big show of being relieved when they are told they are in the top even though the first trio is ALWAYS the top three?
I wonder if they mix up the order so they don’t know. Then edit to always put the top three first.
by Anonymous | reply 23 | April 5, 2025 1:14 AM |
Years ago, when there was the stew room, the worst chefs were sometimes called out first.
by Anonymous | reply 24 | April 5, 2025 1:57 AM |
While Tom seems engaged and focused in Last Chance Kitchen, during the competition itself he seems grouchy and completely over it this season.
by Anonymous | reply 25 | April 5, 2025 2:34 AM |
I agree Tom seems a little off -- especially in shots where he's in the background while other people are talking -- but he was certainly gung-ho about Tristen's dish and talent overall. He said "yum," fer chrissakes!
by Anonymous | reply 26 | April 5, 2025 6:43 AM |
I miss the stew room.
by Anonymous | reply 27 | April 5, 2025 1:54 PM |
We still get a bit of stew room after they announce the bottom three.
by Anonymous | reply 28 | April 5, 2025 3:14 PM |
I'm really starting to think Tristen might be Paul Qui-level dominant this season.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | April 11, 2025 1:53 PM |
I missed her intro so I took a while to recognize Sarah Bradley. Actually, it was her voice that first sounded familiar, and I was like, "Wait, is that...?"
Girl got herself a glow-up!
by Anonymous | reply 30 | April 11, 2025 8:54 PM |
At least Massimo apologized for being an asshole, lmao.
I didn't expect Bailey to be the one to come back from LCK. I thought it would be the Russian lady.
by Anonymous | reply 31 | April 12, 2025 6:57 PM |
I'd take Mossimo's loads.
by Anonymous | reply 32 | April 13, 2025 4:30 AM |
Are they quick fires?
by Anonymous | reply 33 | April 13, 2025 10:22 AM |
R33, he claimed he has never had performance issues!
by Anonymous | reply 34 | April 13, 2025 7:34 PM |
How do they make cooking so miserable?
by Anonymous | reply 36 | April 18, 2025 1:39 AM |
Shocked that Katianna went home. I thought it was going to be Vinny, based on the editing, but then he wound up on the winning team.
by Anonymous | reply 37 | April 18, 2025 2:47 AM |
Such a great bunch of cheftestants! Decent, talented human beings -- Tom called out the overall high quality of the cooking -- and I'm happy to have the drama coming from somewhere other than inter-personal conflict.
I really hope Katianna makes it back; I like her and she seems like she's in the top tier despite the bad call on the tofu.
Tristen is a low-key beast.
by Anonymous | reply 38 | April 18, 2025 2:52 PM |
I wept for Henry. That was heartbreaking.
I really like Katianna, hope she makes it back.
by Anonymous | reply 39 | April 18, 2025 4:04 PM |
The team challenge rules really screwed them this time. Best dishes on the losing team, worst on the winning team.
Is the team competition element really necessary? Why not just reward the best and eliminate the worst?
by Anonymous | reply 40 | April 18, 2025 4:11 PM |
Pickles seems more like a Quickfire Challenge than an Elimination Challenge to me. And are pickles particularly Canadian? (Yes, I realize not every challenge has to be Canada-themed, but this just seemed random.) I'm trying to ignore the grievous paid product placement of this week's Quickfire. Not new on TC by any means, of course, but still.
by Anonymous | reply 41 | April 19, 2025 8:09 PM |
Chipotle has been getting themed quickfires for years and years.
by Anonymous | reply 42 | April 19, 2025 8:12 PM |
Your challenge is to make a Chipotle inspired dish, which unlike a real Chipotle dish, doesn’t give the judges extreme diarrhea within 30 minutes.
Your time starts now!
by Anonymous | reply 43 | April 20, 2025 10:44 PM |
Massimo is a bull in a china shop!
by Anonymous | reply 44 | April 21, 2025 8:02 AM |
Is that an Asian guy in a dress or an Asian woman with no tits?
by Anonymous | reply 45 | April 21, 2025 8:05 AM |
At this point, it would be a shock if Tristen doesn't win the whole thing. I remember Tom saying they had to try to edit around Paul Qui's dominance in his season and they don't seem to making any such effort this time around. (Hmm.... or is that a sign that he DOESN'T win?)
My DVR also recorded the post-episode WWHL with the judges and they quickly danced around Andy's question about Tristen looking like a front-runner (again making me think he wins). Tom confirmed that this season's contestants are exceptional, saying 10 of them could have won. I sorta wish Bravo's marketing/PR around this season leaned into that angle a little bit more; it might lure back some viewers who have drifted away over the years. I'm always worried the show's gonna get canceled. (I mean, I bet there are maybe a half-dozen DLers engaged in this thread, max.)
by Anonymous | reply 46 | April 25, 2025 11:53 AM |
The Martha Stewart/Jose Andres show “Yes, Chef!” seems to have some of the old Top Chef mojo.
by Anonymous | reply 47 | April 25, 2025 1:38 PM |
Damn! Spike became a silver daddy overnight and is only a few years older than me. He's still hot, though.
by Anonymous | reply 48 | April 27, 2025 8:06 PM |
I like Lana's vibe and energy but wish she would do better in the challenges. She's strictly middle-of-the-pack.
by Anonymous | reply 49 | April 27, 2025 8:08 PM |
Tristan, César, Vinnie, all ping to me.
Henry already outed himself.
by Anonymous | reply 50 | April 27, 2025 9:03 PM |
R50, didn't Henry call himself a "bottom queen?"
I can't wait to see Massimo as front of the house next week on Restaurant Wars!
by Anonymous | reply 51 | April 27, 2025 9:49 PM |
R47, I'll be checking out Yes, Chef this week. It will probably lean too much into bad behavior, like Hell's Kitchen, which I detest, but watching Martha Stewart berate others for their poor attitudes will likely provide some entertainment for a while, at least.
by Anonymous | reply 52 | April 28, 2025 3:54 AM |
[quote] didn't Henry call himself a "bottom queen?"
She most certainly did.
by Anonymous | reply 53 | April 28, 2025 7:52 AM |
Last season and this I’ve noticed a call and response affectation of the cheftestants saying “heard” all the time - much like those cunts on The Bear.
by Anonymous | reply 54 | April 28, 2025 8:10 AM |
r49, I like middle-of-the-pack for her.
by Anonymous | reply 55 | April 28, 2025 10:05 AM |
Kristen always looks hot as fuck. Whoever dies her styling nails it every episode. I much prefer her to Padme who got really boring really fast.
by Anonymous | reply 56 | April 28, 2025 11:18 AM |
That's been used in restaurants for decades, R54.
by Anonymous | reply 57 | April 28, 2025 2:39 PM |
I worded in restaurants for 25 years, and I still think it's stupid to yell out "heard."
by Anonymous | reply 58 | April 28, 2025 2:54 PM |
Yes r57 I am aware, however I’ve never noticed it as obviously or prolifically since The Bear started showing so I’m blaming it on that insufferable pretentious alleged comedy.
by Anonymous | reply 59 | April 28, 2025 3:57 PM |
I want Spike inside me quite deeply
by Anonymous | reply 60 | April 28, 2025 6:50 PM |
R56 = Salman Rushdie.
by Anonymous | reply 61 | April 28, 2025 7:41 PM |
I didn’t care for “Yes, Chef.” Too manipulated, and not enough cooking. Martha is not up to the challenge. Too old.
by Anonymous | reply 62 | April 30, 2025 1:31 AM |
I don't think "Yes, Chef," will make it as a long term cooking show, but I'll stick with it for now. Martha was fine, but it was disappointing to see José Andrés deferring to her at every moment. And I don't know that we really need a reminder of how terrible a person Katsuji Tanabe is.
by Anonymous | reply 63 | April 30, 2025 3:04 AM |
Yes, Chef is the most contrived piece of shit disguised as a cooking show. You have a cookoff between the chef who won the challenge and the one that chef wants to face in the cookoff. The winner gets to choose the type of cuisine to be cooked ( in this case, Greek), but the loser gets to choose the ingredients ( Mexican). Why? Huge advantage to the loser. Both prepared Mexican dishes, not a hint of Greek. I won't watch another episode. Just let the winner choose the cuisine that both will have to cook.
by Anonymous | reply 64 | April 30, 2025 3:12 AM |
R58, is it any worse than everybody calling each other 'chef?'
by Anonymous | reply 65 | April 30, 2025 3:14 AM |
Has anybody ever checked out Tournament of Champions? Yes, it's hosted by Guy Fieri of all people, but the level of chef talent -- which includes many past Top Chef winners and contestants -- is top-notch. It's basically two chefs going head-to-head in 30-minute Quickfire challenges.
by Anonymous | reply 66 | April 30, 2025 3:17 AM |
Tournament of Champions is in certain ways a modern take on Iron Chef, with the chefs often competing to prove their pedigree against "giants" in the field, the reporters on either side, the out of left field criteria/ingredients for each challenge, etc. Guy Fieri really fouls the proceedings, as usual, especially with his favoritism of some of his own pets from his other shows (Britt Rescigno worst of all). But there are so many chefs I enjoy seeing that I end up watching anyway.
by Anonymous | reply 67 | April 30, 2025 3:30 AM |
Tom is so fkin hot.
by Anonymous | reply 68 | April 30, 2025 3:37 AM |
Another incredible performance by Tristen under really tough circumstances. He's clearly a class act (and talented chef). This is such a strong season!
by Anonymous | reply 69 | May 2, 2025 2:29 PM |
Massimo was killing me! When he referenced Goodfellas, I died!
Crouching at the side of the table!! Asking the lady judges how long they were in town for?? WTF?! I couldn’t stop laughing!
Then when he was spying on the table…
And Tom says about his dish, “Yes but did it wink at you?” Ha ha!
He was kind of rockin’ those jeans, though.
by Anonymous | reply 70 | May 2, 2025 2:57 PM |
Massimo is the kind of guy you might sleep with but you’d be too embarrassed to introduce him to your friends.
by Anonymous | reply 71 | May 2, 2025 2:58 PM |
Massimo is giving major divorced dad energy, lol.
by Anonymous | reply 72 | May 2, 2025 8:12 PM |
The showed the chefs wiping up the kitchen when they were finished. Do they have to clean up?
by Anonymous | reply 73 | May 2, 2025 9:17 PM |
Here's a gourmet recipe for a pungent, yeasty crotch: Massimo recommends running around & sweating in skin tight jeans for several hours. One drop of his ball sweat works as a wonderful sourdough starter.
by Anonymous | reply 74 | May 2, 2025 9:25 PM |
Massimo with the can of hairspray!
by Anonymous | reply 75 | May 2, 2025 9:46 PM |
R73, of course. Cleaning as you go and cleaning up after yourself part of working in a kitchen. You can’t just wreck the place.
by Anonymous | reply 76 | May 2, 2025 10:14 PM |
OP they don’t always cook in the style of the region in which they are located. They are probably going to travel to different parts of Canada. Just like in American seasons they’ve traveled to different parts of the state or sometime even out of state of the main city hosting.
by Anonymous | reply 77 | May 2, 2025 11:09 PM |
I actually thought that the lone Canadian's idea of doing a restaurant inspired by Canada's 6 cultural influences sounded interesting. But Phlora & Phauna ended up winning anyhow, so what do I know?
by Anonymous | reply 78 | May 2, 2025 11:11 PM |
And I am sorry but Massimo deserved that W.
He put himself out there as FOH and still made a delicious dish.
by Anonymous | reply 79 | May 3, 2025 12:11 AM |
“Be back with some food for you.”
LOL
by Anonymous | reply 80 | May 3, 2025 3:20 AM |
Massimo was bad. The best front of the house person ever was Fabio Viviani.
by Anonymous | reply 81 | May 3, 2025 6:28 AM |
Fuck Fabio. Massimo was way better than that hack.
by Anonymous | reply 82 | May 3, 2025 6:50 AM |
I don't get the criticism of kneeling at the table. I understand upscale vs. casual, but the was just nitpicking. The other guy ignoring the judges was worse.
by Anonymous | reply 83 | May 3, 2025 7:33 AM |
It's corny and insincere. It's not that deep.
by Anonymous | reply 84 | May 3, 2025 8:20 AM |
R84, the cunt criticizing Massimo came across like a cold fish.
It also came across as insincere.
Shuai was too hands-off. Massimo was too hands-on.
Shut the fuck up.
by Anonymous | reply 85 | May 3, 2025 8:41 AM |
Nina criticised Lana’s first course at the table saying she didn’t like the way the greens were cooked (which must be some black woman superiority complex when it comes to collard greens) and then praised it at the judging!
by Anonymous | reply 86 | May 3, 2025 9:50 AM |
Yeah R85, it was odd just minutes after KK told Tristan that he didn’t always have to be “ON” and that they’re all human, that cold fish bitch tells Shuai, “We asked you how you were and unfortunately you told the truth.” O-kay.
by Anonymous | reply 87 | May 3, 2025 9:53 AM |
r85 was it that marble mouthed former contestant... Nina? She always seemed miserable.
by Anonymous | reply 88 | May 3, 2025 6:01 PM |
Yes, she looks like she needs her meds adjusted.
by Anonymous | reply 89 | May 3, 2025 6:12 PM |
Toppa scallop!
by Anonymous | reply 90 | May 3, 2025 6:18 PM |
Why even bother setting this season in Canada? There were a couple of nods to Canadian dishes early on, but now it's just pickles and pizza.
by Anonymous | reply 91 | May 3, 2025 6:26 PM |
R91, agreed (or "heard" as the chefs love to say).
Ya know, Massimo getting overruled for his Canadian-themed Restaurant Wars idea could also be seen as the three chauvinist Americans steamrolling over the lone Canadian. Something they're used to, I'm sure.
by Anonymous | reply 92 | May 3, 2025 8:25 PM |
Just what are these Canadian culinary classics we're supposed to be missing out on?
by Anonymous | reply 93 | May 3, 2025 9:43 PM |
R85, I actually meant the vaguely Italian lady judge from Top Chef Canada. She didn't seem entirely pleasant.
by Anonymous | reply 94 | May 3, 2025 10:20 PM |
R93, I don't know, but I'm interested! Can't be any less interesting than Wisconsin cuisine.
by Anonymous | reply 95 | May 3, 2025 10:20 PM |
r93, a Jos. Louis.
by Anonymous | reply 97 | May 3, 2025 11:23 PM |
I like Nina C. but she was a tougher judge than I was expecting.
by Anonymous | reply 98 | May 4, 2025 1:37 AM |
How about First Nations indigenous cuisine? Venison and game from the Rockies and salmon and seafood from BC? There's three episodes right there.
by Anonymous | reply 99 | May 4, 2025 1:46 AM |
They had already had a challenge where they had to cook representative produce from the different provinces of Canada.
So that had been done already. No wonder everyone ignored Massimo when he brought it up, it was old news, and they likely would have been slammed for it had they listened to him.
by Anonymous | reply 100 | May 4, 2025 3:04 AM |
R100, and vegetable-forward hasn't been done before?
by Anonymous | reply 101 | May 4, 2025 4:50 AM |
I think the advantage of a theme like "veg-forward" is that it allows the chefs room to work in their preferred style whereas Massimo's was gonna be a tour of cuisines they might not all know. That theme is more brain than palate.
by Anonymous | reply 102 | May 4, 2025 10:27 AM |
No use criticizing Massimo on DL. Posters happen to think he's beautiful, so he can do no wrong.
by Anonymous | reply 103 | May 4, 2025 12:36 PM |
The Top Chef judges are not mincing words in regards to Trump, tariffs, the whole anti-Canada BS.
by Anonymous | reply 104 | May 5, 2025 12:44 AM |
Will the 100% tariff on films also affect tv shows? If so then no more filming in exotic locations. It’s TopChef: Alabama next Season with a possum challenge, roadkill quickfires, and the finale is to create a three course school lunch with catsup and tater tots.
by Anonymous | reply 105 | May 5, 2025 5:50 AM |
I don’t know, R103. I think Massimo is an obnoxious frog face.
by Anonymous | reply 107 | May 6, 2025 3:54 PM |
DLers are obsessed with Massimo because they don’t consider anyone not “conventionally attractive” worthy of attention.
Massimo is just OK.
There are lots of attractive chefs on the show.
by Anonymous | reply 108 | May 6, 2025 5:53 PM |
The tarfff on films is a ridiculous concept that Trump announced after having dinner with Jon Voight because Trump thinks he’s a genius and there’s no one left who will say no to him. It would be impossible to implement, and very harmful to Hollywood. Not going to happen. Like reopening Alcatraz (Trump saw Escape from Alcatraz on TV and announced that one without realizing it is now a popular museum and reopening it would be completely a waste of money.)
by Anonymous | reply 109 | May 6, 2025 6:00 PM |
Trump is a sloppy thinker and a loose talker. He’s obsessed with tariffs so that’s how he insists on framing everything. Slapping tariffs on foreign ,ovies and TV shows or American product shot in other countires would be an unmitigated disaster for all, amd it would wreck the business.
That’s why Gavin Newsome has tried to reframe the issue in the way Jon Voight actually proposed it to Trump: As federal subsidies and tax breaks for shows and movies that shoot in Hollywood CA, something that Trump and this generation of Republicans will never support.
by Anonymous | reply 110 | May 6, 2025 6:25 PM |
r56, Indeed, I want to wear everything she has on, but probably everything she wears just looks great on her. i would probably look like a potato.
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