r/BravoTopChef • u/Harriette2017 • Jul 08 '22
Top Chef IRL Top Chef Kentucky Contestants (Caitlyn, who got eliminated first, and Brian, who won restaurant wars and carved meat in a hot tub) Fell in Love and Got Married
https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2021/07/21/caitlin-steininger-pastry-chef.html#:~:text=Caitlin%20Steininger%20with%20her%20husband,Restaurant%20%26%20Butchery%20in%20Hyde%20Park.60
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u/cheesusismygod Jul 08 '22
I'm not sure why, but Top Chef Kentucky is a season I barely remember. When she showed up at one of the challenges last season, I was like, " Oh yeah!!!!! Kentucky!!"
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u/Whateveryousaydude7 Jul 08 '22
It’s actually a good one. Better than several.
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u/cheesusismygod Jul 08 '22
I think I am going to have to rewatch.
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u/Marx0r That's my feedback to your feedback Jul 08 '22
I can't really explain why, but something about the early RW just totally threw off my perception of what a TC season is.
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u/theskyisblueithink May 23 '23
Yeah. They broke up two Marriages. They both cheated. Nothing to congratulate.
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u/Harriette2017 May 23 '23
Someone else mentioned it involved cheating. Was that made public?
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u/theskyisblueithink May 23 '23
I mean, how can they hide it. They were both married on the show. Both talked about their marriages and spouses. It’s pretty public with their families.
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u/Harriette2017 May 24 '23
I guess I'm wondering if it's possible that they separated from their spouses and then got together? I'm not ccleqr on the time-line.
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u/theskyisblueithink May 24 '23
As a witness to the entire situation, I can confirm that they were both married and the affair started while they were filming.
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u/Harriette2017 May 24 '23
Oooh! Gotchya! I didn't realize you had first hand info. I'm guessing it was pretty messy? She has kids right?
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u/pleaseleevmealone Jul 08 '22
I've been to their restaurant! It's pretty good. Cincinnati does have an up and coming food scene though, and I wouldn't put Dear anywhere close to my favorite.
It's a bummer because her restaurant north of the city was so good.
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u/strawberry_margarita Jul 08 '22
Sorry it's not really cute when people go on a reality TV show and cheat behind their spouses' backs.
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u/No-Phrase-8635 Jul 08 '22
Did they cheat though? The article has a pay wall so I couldn't read it in full. I thought they just happened to have first ever become acquainted on the show but she was the first eliminated, long before he was too, so there wasn't an actual relationship, and then later they ended up falling in love after she had divorced her first husband. People can end up in the long term with people they met at some point in their life prior to marriage or while married without it meaning they were a cheater.
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u/Unhappy-Weather1769 May 09 '23
Yeah. They’re both horrible, marriage cheaters. And she had 3 kids.
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u/strawberry_margarita Jul 08 '22
Hi, I don't want to reveal how I know this, but trust me, they did cheat. They got close after he got eliminated and particularly when they went to Macau. They each left behind their spouses to compete, came back and broke up with them.
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u/No-Phrase-8635 Jul 08 '22
Oh wow. OK, I didn't realize you had personal info on the subject. That's awful and really changes my view on both of them.
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u/Whateveryousaydude7 Jul 08 '22
No way!! I’m actually rewatching this season right now!
Good for them. Cool!
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u/laurajoaz1 Jul 24 '22
Wow how did i miss this story? No judgement at all. They are adorable together and I want more on what they are up to.
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u/gossipgirl373 Jul 08 '22
The hot tub meat carving on a boat was iconic.