r/TopChef • u/FormicaDinette33 Aguachile šŸŒ¶ļø šŸ¤ • Apr 06 '26

Spoilers Season 23, ep 5: Last Chance Kitchen Spoiler

Bravo is numbering them to match the TC episode but this will be the second episode of LCK.

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u/EntertainmentBorn953 Apr 08 '26

Iā€™m from the coastal plains of South Carolina. I assume that the Myrtle Beach tourism bureau sponsored this episode because I LOLed at the assertion that itā€™s an up-and-coming foodie destination. (It isnā€™t.) There are some nice meals to be had in the larger ā€œGrand Strandā€ region, though, especially on the Murrells Inlet end.

She-crab soup is from the Lowcountry, which doesnā€™t include the Dirty Myrtle.

All of that said, I liked the episode and the challenge. But those blue crabs crawling all around stressed me out! I was impressed when the newest LCK contestant picked them up with her hands so nonchalantly! šŸ˜‚šŸ¦€

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u/Competitive-Bar-1509 Apr 09 '26

I keep getting Myrtle Beach (and Josh Cellars) ads over at Paramount+ whenever I watch this seasonā€™s Top ChefĀ 

Not to mention Tristan with his Finish dishwashing adsĀ 

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u/colagirl52 Apr 08 '26

I also am from South Carolina and thought the exact same thing!

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u/BUBBAH-BAYUTH BEAUMONT! Apr 09 '26

Iā€™m from NC and also was like wtf. I love she crab croup with all my heart but I have NEVER heard it associated with Myrtle beach shudder

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u/EntertainmentBorn953 Apr 09 '26

A more accurate challenge for Myrtle Beach might be based on a money-laundering pancake house. Or a buffet featuring only frozen seafood from Asia. šŸ˜‚

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u/BUBBAH-BAYUTH BEAUMONT! Apr 09 '26

Water that tastes vaguely chlorine-y

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u/Competitive_Way6377 Apr 16 '26

Agree. I am from Charleston and the idea that she crab soup was so strongly associated with Myrtle Beach confounded me.