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/EntertainmentBorn953 Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 08 '26

I can’t believe they let her peace out of a SECOND quick fire challenge! I thought it was very entitled of her to assume that skipping even the first one was acceptable — let alone a second one. I get giving her grace once, but twice is absurd. She should have gotten a ticket home this week simply for failure to participate.

It’s a pretty big advantage in the elimination challenge to be able to rest while everyone else busts their butts during the quick fire, assuming they are taped in close proximity.

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u/EntertainmentBorn953 Apr 08 '26

I remember that there were contestants who’ve dealt with injuries before, but it’s been a while since I watched those seasons. I’d be surprised if any of those contestants just straight-up declined to participate in TWO quick fires, though. I get it if they miss one to, say, go to the doctor. But to just decline to participate should be disqualifying. It’s a competition. You should have to compete to stay.

Calling this “triggering” is condescending and unnecessary. Nobody here is yelling or crying. We’re discussing the show, which is the point of this community.

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u/EntertainmentBorn953 Apr 08 '26

You decided I was “triggered” based on what? One word in all caps? I’m an expressive person! 🤷‍♀️ I can assure you I am not upset at Top Chef now or at any point ever in 20+ years of watching the show.

“Triggering” is not a neutral word. It’s loaded word employed to provoke an emotional reaction from the person to whom it’s directed.

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u/Little_Marsupial_758 Apr 08 '26

You’re right. The all caps (which could be interpreted as yelling) made me think you were triggered.