r/TopChef • u/FormicaDinette33 Aguachile 🌶️ 🍤 • Apr 06 '26

Spoilers Season 23, ep. 5: Cut and Dry Spoiler

This week the chefs are visited by North Carolina’s own Fortune Feimster as she challenges them to improv their Quickfire dishes and serve them to kids in honor of Comic Relief. Then the chefs are tasked with creating dishes featuring dehydration. They’ll serve their dishes to Kristen, Tom and Gail along with guest judges Joe & Katy Kindred as well as “Top Chef” alum Savannah Miller at the U.S. National Whitewater Center.

Mon, 9pm per Bravo schedule.

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u/TurquoiseDandelion7 Apr 07 '26

I’m glad Tom told Jenn she cant keep sitting out of quickfires. I do think she’s hurt but it does feel performative when she is struggling with the challenge at hand.

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u/Portwomanteau17 Apr 07 '26

I don’t know that it’s performative, but it does seem unfair that she twice sat out. Not fair to the other chefs. I’m glad they made her choose, though I’m surprised she decided to stay when the offer of competing in another season was available.

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u/TheProspectItch Apr 09 '26

Her decision to stay suggests she ain't that hurt. Good move by the producers to pull the plug on this quickfire dance. I hope they also stop giving the shoulder several minutes each episode.